title: Restorative dental care of the geriatric patient.
abstract: Dental care of the elderly generally does not form a major area of study in the undergraduate curriculum, and seldom forms the main attraction at dental conferences. All too often treatment of the elderly is considered to be a backwater of prosthetic dentistry and little attention is paid to the restorative needs of this rapidly growing section of society. The aim of this paper is to identify the dental needs of an ageing population, and to focus the attention of the profession on these needs as well as to explore certain myths and prejudices associated with the treatment of patients in senescence.
authors.affiliation: King Saud University, College of Dentistry, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D017266:Dental Prosthesis; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003817:Dentition; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control