title: Aging Periodontium, Aging Patient: Current Concepts.
abstract: A functioning natural dentition is essential to maintaining overall health in the elderly patient. While age-related alterations in periodontal tissues and the immune system may make an elderly patient more susceptible to periodontal breakdown, age itself is not a major risk factor for periodontal diseases. Rather, individual age-associated factors such as systemic diseases, medications and changes in behavior, motor function and cognitive function should be considered for each elderly patient when making treatment decisions.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ryder
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001732:Bite Force; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D003657:Decision Making; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000517:prevention & control; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000276:immunology; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010519:Periodontium / Q000502:physiology*; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D020377:Self Efficacy
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations