There has been a significant growth in the elderly population of developing countries. This growth leads health systems in those countries to face an increase in consultations for oral diseases for this age group. Therefore, the biopsychosocial approach is essential for healthy aging in the elderly. The objectives of this review article are to identify the psychological factors that have a relationship with most prevalent oral diseases in elderly people (dental caries and periodontal disease), and then describe how tooth loss, the principal consequence of caries and periodontal disease, impacts the mental health of older people. Finally, some proposals for dental work in the elderly are discussed, considering the psychological factors relat...
Dental plaque is still considered the main etiological factor for periodontal diseases. Our understa...
Bad habits in dental hygiene and cultural factors have resulted in a severe loss of dental pieces am...
O envelhecimento faz parte de um processo natural do organismo. Em muitos países, o grupo que cresce...
There has been a significant growth in the elderly population of developing countries. This growth l...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between some sociodemographic fac...
Background: Chronic degenerative diseases and oral pathologies such as dental caries and periodontal...
The relationship between oral cavity and general health is evident; certain chronic pathologies have...
The proportion of older people continues to grow worldwide. This, along with an increase in the prev...
Orientador : Fernanda Klein MarcondesTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade...
Aging corresponds to a stage with its own biological, psychological and social characteristics. Duri...
According to the 2000 Brazilian Census, elderly people are over 14 million habitants. In consonance ...
Aging is a physiological process, ocurring throughout the body an differentiating itself from the ti...
Introduction: Aging is a natural and progressive process that produces limitations and changes in th...
The elderly patient represents a challenge for the dentist due to his physical and pathological feat...
The aging is part of natural process in organism. In many countries, the group of age more advanced ...
Dental plaque is still considered the main etiological factor for periodontal diseases. Our understa...
Bad habits in dental hygiene and cultural factors have resulted in a severe loss of dental pieces am...
O envelhecimento faz parte de um processo natural do organismo. Em muitos países, o grupo que cresce...
There has been a significant growth in the elderly population of developing countries. This growth l...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between some sociodemographic fac...
Background: Chronic degenerative diseases and oral pathologies such as dental caries and periodontal...
The relationship between oral cavity and general health is evident; certain chronic pathologies have...
The proportion of older people continues to grow worldwide. This, along with an increase in the prev...
Orientador : Fernanda Klein MarcondesTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade...
Aging corresponds to a stage with its own biological, psychological and social characteristics. Duri...
According to the 2000 Brazilian Census, elderly people are over 14 million habitants. In consonance ...
Aging is a physiological process, ocurring throughout the body an differentiating itself from the ti...
Introduction: Aging is a natural and progressive process that produces limitations and changes in th...
The elderly patient represents a challenge for the dentist due to his physical and pathological feat...
The aging is part of natural process in organism. In many countries, the group of age more advanced ...
Dental plaque is still considered the main etiological factor for periodontal diseases. Our understa...
Bad habits in dental hygiene and cultural factors have resulted in a severe loss of dental pieces am...
O envelhecimento faz parte de um processo natural do organismo. Em muitos países, o grupo que cresce...