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Elderly patients prefer to retain natural teeth, necessitating age-appropriate dental care. This paper outlines pragmatic strategies for maintaining compromised dentition and managing the transition to edentulism in older adults.

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  • Geriatric Dentistry
  • Restorative Dentistry
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  • Aging populations present unique dental challenges, with elderly patients often preferring to preserve natural teeth over dentures.
  • Successful adaptation to complete replacement dentures can be difficult for older adults, highlighting the need for specialized care planning.

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  • Dentists must consider patients' health status and social circumstances when planning age-appropriate dental care.
  • Minimally invasive treatments with low maintenance burden are ideal for elderly patients with compromised dentition.

Findings:

  • Three pragmatic care pathways are presented: (i) adhesive restorative techniques for natural dentition maintenance, (ii) overlay prostheses and complete replacement overdentures for toothwear/toothloss, and (iii) transitional removable partial dentures for managing edentulism.
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