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Informationen zum Autor Poul Holm-Pedersen is Emeritus Professor at the Department of Odontology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Angus Walls is Director of the Edinburgh Postgraduate Dental Institute, University of Edinburgh, UKJonathan Ship was formerly Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology and Medicine at the Bluestone Center for Clinical Research, New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry, USA Klappentext Textbook of Geriatric Dentistry, Third Edition provides a comprehensive review of the aging process and its relevance to oral health and dentistry. Now in full colour, this third edition has been fully revised and updated with new material encompassing recent research and clinical developments within geriatric dentistry. Written in a clear and accessible style, this is an essential guide to geriatric dental practice for undergraduate and postgraduate dentistry students and practicing clinicians alike.Key features include:* Contributions from an international group of expert authors* Comprehensive coverage of oral healthcare issues in the older adult, from demographics and physiology through to nutrition and pharmacology* Provides both foundational knowledge and a guide to clinical management* New chapters including material on orofacial pain, quality of life and treatment planning Zusammenfassung Textbook of Geriatric Dentistry, Third Edition provides a comprehensive review of the aging process and its relevance to oral health and dentistry. Now in full colour, this third edition has been fully revised and updated with new material encompassing recent research and clinical developments within geriatric dentistry. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on contributors, viiPrefaceThird edition, 2015, xiPreface Second edition, 1996, xiiiPreface First edition, 1986, xv1 Demography - impact of an expanding elderly population, 1S. Jay Olshansky2 Biological and physiological aspects of aging, 7João F. Passos and Thomas B.L. Kirkwood3 Aging of bone and muscle, 17Arnold Kahn and Poul Holm-Pedersen4 Sensory changes and communication in the practitioner-aged patient relationship, 27Kevin Kawamoto and H. Asuman Kiyak5 Aging from a psychological perspective, 39Terry Fulmer, Sheryl Strasser and Toni C. Antonucci6 The impact of social and environmental forces on aging, 47H. Asuman Kiyak and Nancy R. Hooyman7 Clinical assessment of the elderly patient, 61Elisa M. Ghezzi, Douglas B. Berkey, Richard W. Besdine and Judith A. Jones8 Medical issues in the dental care of older adults, 81Peter B. Lockhart and Scott Furney9 Psychiatric disorders in old age - implications for the dental practitioner, 103Angela R. Kamer, Mony J. de Leon and Martin J Sadowski10 Disability in old age - the relationship with oral health, 119Kirsten Avlund11 Nutrition and oral health for the older person, 131Angus W. G. Walls12 Pharmacology and aging, 145Elisa M. Chávez and Peter L. Jacobsen13 Preventive oral health care for elderly people, 155J. H. Meurman14 Treatment planning for the geriatric patient, 165Frederick Hains and Judith Jones15 Caries in the older person, 181Angus W. G. Walls and David Ricketts16 Pathology and treatment of diseases of the pulp, 199John Whitworth17 Pathology and treatment of gingivitis and periodontitis in the aging individual, 211Poul Holm-Pedersen, Frauke Müller and Niklaus P. Lang18 Pathology and treatment of oral mucosal diseases, 225Palle Holmstrup, Jesper Reibel and Ian C. Mackenzie19 Salivary function and disorders in the older adult, 245Jonathan A. Ship20 Oral and maxillofacial surgery for the geriatric patient, 255Michael Turner and Mark Greenwood21 Orofacial pain in older adults, 265Dena J. Fischer and Joel B. Epstein22 Concepts and techniques for oral rehabilitation measures in elderly patients, 277Niklaus P. Lang, Frauke Müller and J. Mark Thomason23 Oral health-related quality of life, 301Finb...
