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From prosthodontics to gerodontics-Challenges in a super-aging society.
J Prosthodont Res
January 2025
Prof Dr med dent, Dr hc, FDS RCSEd (ad hom) Division of Gerodontology and Removable ProsthodonticsUniversity clinics of dental medicine, University of GenevaCMU, 1 rue Michel-ServetCH-1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland.
Occlusal considerations in maintaining health of implants and their restorations.
Br Dent J
May 2024
Specialist in Prosthodontic Dentistry, Specialist Dental Services, Harley Street, London, W1G 7HX, UK; Division of Gerodontics and Removable Prosthodontics, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Dental implants are a regular feature in daily clinical practice and there is a need to undertake routine assessment and maintenance of implants and their restorations on par with that provided for natural teeth. Occlusal checks form an important part of the maintenance regime for preserving the integrity of implants, their restorations, and health of the peri-implant tissues. Implant restorations are subjected to the full characteristics and magnitude of occlusal forces, including those associated with parafunction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMethods for objectively assessing clinical masticatory performance: protocol for a systematic review.
Syst Rev
January 2017
Akademiskt Centrum för Äldretandvård, Academic Center for Geriatric Dentistry, Stockholm, Sweden.
Background: Chewing and masticatory function constitutes one of the most important oral health factors that affect quality of life, especially in older individuals. Little consensus currently exists regarding ways to objectively assess clinical masticatory performance (in this context, performance refers an individual's objective ability to mix or comminute food bolus). That said, many methods were developed to assess masticatory performance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffect of 12-month weekly professional oral hygiene care on the composition of the oral flora in dentate, dependent elderly residents: A prospective study.
Gerodontology
June 2017
Department of Dental Medicine and Academic Centre of Gerodontics, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden.
Objective: To study the effect of weekly professional oral hygiene care on the proportion of micro-organisms associated with good oral health, caries, and periodontal and soft tissue diseases in oral biofilms in dentate, dependent elderly residents.
Background: Assisted oral hygiene care reduces the plaque score and number of micro-organisms in the oral biofilms in elderly residents. Less is known about the effect on the quality/composition of the remaining oral flora.
Oral Care and Mortality in Older Adults with Pneumonia in Hospitals or Nursing Homes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
J Am Geriatr Soc
October 2016
Department of Dental Medicine and Academic Centre of Gerodontics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
The objectives of the study were to compare the effect of intensified oral care interventions given by dental or nursing personnel on mortality from healthcare-associated pneumonia (HAP) in elderly adults in hospitals or nursing homes with the effect of usual oral care. Systematic literature searches were conducted in PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and the Health Technology Assessment database of the National Health Service Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (August 2015). Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were considered for inclusion.
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