title: Restoration of root surface caries in vulnerable elderly patients: a review of the literature.
abstract: The authors conducted a review to evaluate the current literature addressing root surface caries treatment in the vulnerable elderly, to identify any gaps in the literature that will need to be addressed in the future. The authors conducted a literature search of the electronic databases using MEDLINE, PubMed, to identify original clinical research articles regarding treatment of root caries lesions, with emphasis on research focused on the vulnerable elderly. Five articles were clinical studies of root caries restorations. Only one was conducted on a vulnerable elderly population. The results of the literature review show that there is a need for further studies addressing the restorative needs of the vulnerable elderly. With the aging of the American population, more research is needed to provide adequate care to this population. At this time, glass ionomers are a good treatment option.
authors.affiliation: Division of Restorative, Prosthetics and Primary Care Dentistry, College of Dentistry at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. amer.23@osu.edu
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Amer
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kolker
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003188:Composite Resins; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D057087:Dental Atraumatic Restorative Treatment; D016321:Dental Care for Aged; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D018450:Disease Progression; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000150:complications; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D017213:Root Caries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D035862:Vulnerable Populations
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D003723:Dental Amalgam