Geriatrics :  contemporary and future concerns / 
guest editor, Roseann Mulligan. 
 - Philadelphia :  Saunders,  2005. 
 - xiii p., p. [279]-490 :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Dental clinics of North America,  v. 49, no. 2 .
<br/><br/> "April 2005."  Series title on spine: Dental clinics. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The elderly at risk for periodontitis and systemic diseases / Rigmor E. Persson and G. Rutger Persson -- Dental caries in older adults / Ralph H. Saunders, Jr. and Cyril Meyerowitz -- Salivary hypofunction and xerostomia: diagnosis and treatment / Jane C. Atkinson, Margie Grisius, and Ward Massey -- Derangement, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis of the temporomandibular joint: implications, diagnosis, and management / Jack S. Broussard, Jr. -- Orofacial pain and sensory disorders in the elderly / Glenn T. Clark, Hajime Minakuchi, and Ana C. Lotaif -- Underserved elderly issues in the United States: burdens of oral and medical health care / Veronica A. Greene -- Interaction with other health team members in caring for elderly patients / Samuel C. Durso -- Cognitive function, aging, and ethical decisions: recognizing change / Janet A. Yellowitz -- Medication use and prescribing considerations for elderly patients / Bradley R. Williams and Jiwon Kim -- Caring for elderly long-term care pateints: oral health-related concerns and issues / Michael I. MacEntee -- Oral diagnostics for the geriatric populations: current status and future prospects / Yolanda Ann Slaughter and Daniel Malamud -- Osteoporosis: diagnostic testing, interpretations, and correlations with oral health: implications for dentistry / Roseann Mulligan and Stephen Sobel. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>141602820X 9781416028208 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Older people--Dental care<br/>Geriatric Dentistry<br/>Oral Health<br/>Dental Care<br/>Mouth Diseases<br/>Jaw Diseases<br/>Oral Manifestations<br/>Diagnosis Oral<br/>Aged<br/>Dentistry
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>WU 113.7 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>617.6