Ageing Oral Health 4 articles

Ageing Oral Health examines how oral care changes as people retain teeth for longer while accumulating restorative, periodontal and medical complexity. Root caries, recession, tooth wear, dry mouth, reduced dexterity, dentures, frailty and multimorbidity can alter prevention and treatment priorities, especially when nutrition or self-care is affected. The focus is not ageing as a disease, but the interaction between oral conditions, function and changing capacity over time. Preventive maintenance and realistic treatment goals may need to adapt as health and independence change.