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- Dental health is often overlooked in the elderly due to other health issues, but it significantly affects their overall health and quality of life.
- The review emphasizes key dental problems faced by seniors, their effects on well-being, and the obstacles they face in accessing dental care.
- It argues for better education about dental health for both the elderly and their caregivers and stresses the need for a collaborative approach among various sectors to improve dental health outcomes.
Article Abstract
Dental health is often neglected among the elderly because of the numerous comorbidities in this population, such as cardiovascular diseases. However, dental health influences general health and quality of life by impacting both the general health and the psychological state of the individual. The present review highlights the main dental comorbidities in the elderly population, their impact on the quality of life, the barriers towards access to dental care in the elderly and methods to improve their dental health. Information related to dental care and its importance must be provided both to older individuals and their caregivers in order to detect dental pathology and treat it adequately. Ensuring dental health involves the whole society of elders, caregivers, dental care providers, the public sector, health policymakers, and the private sector.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8950250 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm12030372 | DOI Listing |
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