title: Systemic diseases and oral health.
abstract: The US population is at the beginning of a significant demographic shift; the American geriatric population is burgeoning, and average longevity is projected to increase in the coming years. Elder adults are affected by numerous chronic conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases, and cerebrovascular diseases. These older adults need special dental care and an improved understanding of the complex interactions of oral disease and systemic chronic diseases that can complicate their treatment. Oral diseases have strong associations with systemic diseases, and poor oral health can worsen the impact of systemic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Dental Public Health, Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Applied Oral Sciences, The Forsyth Institute, 245 First Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. Electronic address: mary_tavares@hsdm.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.affiliation: Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Kari A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Lindefjeld Calabi
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of Seville, Avicena, Seville 41009, Spain.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: San Martin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D016321:Dental Care for Aged; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D009909:Oral Health; D019338:Polypharmacy
keywords: Cardiovascular diseases; Chronic illnesses; Diabetes mellitus; Systemic complications