Improving Oral Health for the Elderly

by Lamster, Ira B.; Northridge, Mary E., Ph.D.; Takamura, Jeannette C.

• ISBN13: 9780387743363
• ISBN10: 0387743367
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-02-29
• Publisher: Springer Nature

Summary

Improving Oral Health for the Elderly: An Interdisciplinary Approach examines in depth a crucial yet frequently overlooked indicator of seniors' quality of life. By combining a lifespan approach to health with a biopsychosocial perspective on health disparities, this book places oral health in the larger context of physical and mental well-being. Chapter authors emphasize elders' distinct needs as a group, the interplay of factors contributing to the oral disease burden (from increased tooth retention to the absence of dental benefits as part of Medicare), and the necessity-and overall benefits-of improved service delivery and interdisciplinary care. The result is an invaluable set of recommendations to the clinical, research, and administrative communities that they can use to better understand and serve this steadily growing population.

Author Biography

Ira B. Lamster is Dean of the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine.Mary E. Northridge is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Public Health and Associate Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. She co-edited the forthcoming Springer book on The Health of Sexual Minorities: Public Health Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Populations.

Table of Contents

Population Health and Well-Being
The Aging U.S. Population	p. 3
The Oral Disease Burden Faced by Older Adults	p. 15
Social Disparities in Oral Health and Health Care for Older Adults	p. 41
Access, Place of Residence and Interdisciplinary Opportunities	p. 55
Health and Medical Considerations
Movement Disorders in Dental Practice	p. 79
Cognitive Impairment	p. 99
Musculoskeletal Conditions	p. 127
Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular Diseases and Diabetes Mellitus: Co-morbidities that Affect Dental Care for the Older Patient	p. 157
Geriatric Pharmacology: Principles and Implications for Oral Health	p. 191
Management of Alcohol and Tobacco Dependence in Older Adults	p. 209
Oral Health and Dental Considerations
Normal Oral Mucosal, Dental, Periodontal, and Alveolar Bone Changes Associated with Aging	p. 233
The Relationship Between Periodontal Disease and Systemic Disease in the Elderly	p. 247
Caries, Tooth Loss, and Conventional Tooth Replacement for Older Patients	p. 273
Implant Dentistry as an Approach to Tooth Replacement for Older Adults	p. 303
Saliva and the Salivary Glands in the Elderly	p. 327
Mastication, Nutrition, Oral Health and Health in Older Patients	p. 353
Orofacial Pain and Neurological Disorders Affecting the Head and Neck	p. 369
Oral Pathology Affecting Older Adults	p. 393
Professional Recommendations and Future Needs
Educating the Dental Profession	p. 419
Dental Services Among Elderly Americans: Utilization, Expenditures, and Their Determinants	p. 439
Conclusion: Interdisciplinary Planning to Meet the Oral Health Care Needs of Older Adults	p. 481
Index	p. 487
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