[Age-related and post-extraction atrophy of the jaws and modern possibilities for restoring the masticatory apparatus in the elderly people.].

The data of clinical examination of 3 329 people (1 760 men and 1 569 women) living in various regions of the Russian Federation (St. Petersburg and Leningrad region, Moscow and Moscow region, Krasnodar Territory) are presented. The aim of the investigation was to study the frequency of tooth loss and clinical manifestations of atrophy of the alveolar processes (parts) of the jaws in patients of older age groups to assess the possibility of dental rehabilitation using orthopedic structures on dental implants.