title: [Oral-dental treatment strategies in the aging patient].
abstract: The aim of the article is to definite the important factors of decision-making in dental care for the elderly. However the medical situation of the patient is very important, most of all for the chronology of the treatment, virtually all dental care solutions are possible. The restricting factors for a dental treatment are the physical and mental abilities of the patient, concerning dental hygiene and adaptation.
authors.affiliation: Afdeling prothese, KULeuven.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Troyer
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000368:Aged; D003657:Decision Making; D016321:Dental Care for Aged; D004032:Diet; D004358:Drug Therapy; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D013997:Time Factors; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: La stratégie de traitement bucco-dentaire chez le patient âgé.