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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
Digital Oral Medicine for the Elderly
Christian E Besimo1, Nicola U Zitzmann1, Tim Joda1
1Department of Reconstructive Dentistry, University Center for Dental Medicine Basel, University of Basel, 4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Abstract:
Sustainable oral care of the elderly requires a holistic view of aging, which must extend far beyond the narrow field of dental expertise to help reduce the effects of sociobiological changes on oral health in good time. Digital technologies now extend into all aspects of daily life. This review summarizes the diverse digital opportunities that may help address the complex challenges in Gerodontology. Systemic patient management is at the center of these descriptions, while the application of digital tools for purely dental treatment protocols is deliberately avoided.
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