Oral changes in the older adult

Authors

  • Rolando Sáez Carriera Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Facultad de Estomatología
  • Maribel Carmona Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Facultad de Estomatología
  • Zuilen Jiménez Quintana Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Facultad de Estomatología
  • Xiomara Alfaro Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Facultad de Estomatología

Keywords:

Geriatric patients, oral changes

Abstract

Aging is a dynamic process of morphological, functional, psychological and
biochemical modifications that start at birth and develop throughout our lives.
Getting old is not the same as getting sick. Along the aging road, a series of
changes in the organs and systems take place. In the aging process, the risk of
acquiring diseases and disabilities increases, as well as the need to lay down goals
to improve the older adult's health. Based on these concerns, we proposed to
describe the oral changes occurring in older adults, and to determine the relationship between sex and systemic alterations with the appearance of oral
changes in the older adult. A higher percentage of oral changes was found in the
totally edentulous older adults. The reabsorbed alveolar crest was the most
frequent oral change. The greatest number of oral changes was reported in the
females, and a direct relation was evidenced between the systemic alterations and
the oral changes, among which the group of diabetic patients was the most
affected.

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Published

2007-11-15

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Sáez Carriera R, Carmona M, Jiménez Quintana Z, Alfaro X. Oral changes in the older adult. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2007 Nov. 15 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];44(4):110-24. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2559

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 4 (2007): OCT- DEC

Section

Research Article

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