Geriatrics
Subtitle: contemporary and future concerns
By: guest editor, Roseann Mulligan.
Contributors: Mulligan, Roseann.
Series: Dental clinics of North America -- v. 49, no. 2
Publisher: Saunders
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 490
Description: xiii p., p. [279]-490 : 24 cm
Notes: "April 2005."

Series title on spine: Dental clinics.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The elderly at risk for periodontitis and systemic diseases / Rigmor E. Persson and G. Rutger Persson; title: Dental caries in older adults / Ralph H. Saunders, Jr. and Cyril Meyerowitz; title: Salivary hypofunction and xerostomia: diagnosis and treatment / Jane C. Atkinson, Margie Grisius, and Ward Massey; title: Derangement, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis of the temporomandibular joint: implications, diagnosis, and management / Jack S. Broussard, Jr.; title: Orofacial pain and sensory disorders in the elderly / Glenn T. Clark, Hajime Minakuchi, and Ana C. Lotaif; title: Underserved elderly issues in the United States: burdens of oral and medical health care / Veronica A. Greene; title: Interaction with other health team members in caring for elderly patients / Samuel C. Durso; title: Cognitive function, aging, and ethical decisions: recognizing change / Janet A. Yellowitz; title: Medication use and prescribing considerations for elderly patients / Bradley R. Williams and Jiwon Kim; title: Caring for elderly long-term care pateints: oral health-related concerns and issues / Michael I. MacEntee; title: Oral diagnostics for the geriatric populations: current status and future prospects / Yolanda Ann Slaughter and Daniel Malamud; title: Osteoporosis: diagnostic testing, interpretations, and correlations with oral health: implications for dentistry / Roseann Mulligan and Stephen Sobel.