title: [The psychological characteristics of middle-aged and elderly patients and their consideration in the process of preparing dentures (a review of the literature)].
abstract: Experience gained in orthodontic treatment of elderly patients and analysis of the papers of Russian and foreign authors helped us demonstrate the usefulness of knowledge of an aging man psychology to make up and maintain contacts with him or her. Recommendations are given concerning policy with elderly patients at different stages of treatment and a relationship singled out between personality traits of an orthodontist and his (her) ability to psychologically influence the patients.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Shvartszaĭd
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D016321:Dental Care for Aged / Q000523:psychology; D003778:Dentures / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality
vernacular_title: Osobennosti psikhologii bol'nykh pozhilogo i starcheskogo vozrasta i ikh uchet v protsesse izgotovleniia zubnykh protezov (obzor literatury).