Journals / Selcuk Dental Journal / 2021 / Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 3

Geriatric Patients and Restorative Dentistry

Geriatrik Hastalar ve Restoratif Diş Hekimliği

Pages
936–946
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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In order toprovide better treatments to the growing elderly population inTurkey, it is necessary to focus more on the significance oftherapeutic approaches to geriatric patients in dentistrycurriculum.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Various factors including technological advances, improvedquality of life, ease of access to health services have prolongedhuman life.
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Key Findings & Data:The increase in the elderly population brings theneed for new arrangements in all aspects of life for this group.Oral and dental diseases prove an issue that affects all ages.Geriatric dentistry has emerged to address these problems andfocus on promoting oral dental health and care for elderly bytaking care of the protection of oral health, which is necessaryfor their physical, mental, spiritual, and social well-being.Treatment of dental tissues that survived despite ageing iscrucial in restorative dentistry.
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Conclusion & Impact:In order toprovide better treatments to the growing elderly population inTurkey, it is necessary to focus more on the significance oftherapeutic approaches to geriatric patients in dentistrycurriculum.
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Abstract

Various factors including technological advances, improvedquality of life, ease of access to health services have prolongedhuman life. The increase in the elderly population brings theneed for new arrangements in all aspects of life for this group.Oral and dental diseases prove an issue that affects all ages.Geriatric dentistry has emerged to address these problems andfocus on promoting oral dental health and care for elderly bytaking care of the protection of oral health, which is necessaryfor their physical, mental, spiritual, and social well-being.Treatment of dental tissues that survived despite ageing iscrucial in restorative dentistry. Dental caries, discolorations,tooth abrasions caused by function or habits are commonproblems. Restorative approaches for geriatric patients shouldinclude evidence-based treatment options, preserve existingdental tissue, do not make the patient feel tired duringtreatment, and if necessary, include collaboration with medicalpractitioners. Physiological and pathological changes thatoccur in elderly people over time lead to the perception thatcomplex treatments will be necessary, and so, dentists anddentistry students refrain from treating this group. Theexpansion of the elderly population reveals the lack of basictreatment procedures in restorative dentistry for geriatricpatients as well as scarcity of physicians who feel competent inthis field, thus indicating the need to address this issue morecarefully, especially during the dentistry education. In order toprovide better treatments to the growing elderly population inTurkey, it is necessary to focus more on the significance oftherapeutic approaches to geriatric patients in dentistrycurriculum.

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Teknolojik gelişmeler, yaşam kalitesinin artması ve sağlıkhizmetlerine erişimdeki kolaylıklar gibi pek çok faktör insanömrünün uzamasını sağlamıştır. Yaşlı popülasyonda görülen artışbu grup için hayatın her alanında yapılacak düzenlemelerikaçınılmaz hale getirmektedir. Ağız ve diş hastalıkları tüm yaşgruplarını etkilediği gibi yaşlı popülasyonu da ilgilendiren birproblem olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Gelişmekte olan olangeriatrik diş hekimliği ise bu popülasyon için ağız diş sağlığı vebakımını teşvik etmeye odaklanmakla birlikte bedensel, zihinsel,ruhsal ve sosyal refah için gerekli olan ağız sağlığının korunmasınıamaçlamaktadır. Yaşa rağmen ağızda kalmayı başarabilmiş diş dokularının tedavisi restoratif diş hekimliği açısından önemtaşımaktadır. Diş çürükleri, fonksiyona veya alışkanlıklara bağlıortaya çıkan diş aşınmaları ve renklenmeler bu alanda karşımızaçıkan yaygın sorunlardır. Geriatrik hastalar için hekim koltuğundahastayı yormayacak, var olan diş dokusunu koruyan, kanıta dayalıve gerekiyorsa tıp doktorlarıyla iş birliği içeren tedavi seçeneklerirestoratif diş tedavisi yaklaşımlarında önem arz etmektedir. Yaşlıbireylerde zamanla ortaya çıkan fizyolojik ve patolojik değişimlerinkompleks tedavilere ihtiyaç duyulacağı algısı oluşturması, dişhekimlerinin ve diş hekimliği öğrencilerinin bu gruba karşı çekingendavranmasına neden olmaktadır. Yaşlı popülasyonungenişlemesiyle restoratif diş hekimliği alanında ortaya çıkan temeltedavi prosedürü eksikliği ve bu alanda yetkin hisseden hekimlerinazlığı, özellikle eğitim aşamalarında bu meselenin daha dikkatli elealınması gerektiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Türkiye’de artan yaşlınüfusa daha iyi tedaviler sunabilmek adına fakültelerinmüfredatlarında geriatrik hastalara tedavi yaklaşımları konusunadaha fazla yer verilmesi kaçınılmazdır.

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ATALI, P. Y., ŞENOL, A. A., GENÇER, B. K., TARÇIN, B. (2022). Geriatric Patients and Restorative Dentistry. Selcuk Dental Journal, Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 3, 936–946. https://ajindex.com/articles/591389

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