OROPROTHETIC REHABILITATION IN GERONTOTHERAPY – CLINICAL CASE –
Abstract:
Gerontology as the medical field concerned with disease by the elderly patients constitutes a separate section of dentistry.(3) In these cases, the oroprothetic rehabilitation considers preserving the dental structures as a stable dento-parodontal support. It creates a prosthetic field with a positive result of the sustentation surface of the prosthetics with an immediate and long-term effect that benefits both the patient and the clinician.(1,2) The clinical case presented is an example of rehabilitation and conservation of tooth structure through the equilibration of the homeostatic dentomaxillary device. Gerontology, science that includes research in many fields of biology, medicine, nursing, and dentistry creates a special care for dental needs. Prosthodontic rehabilitation of elderly adults’ mean conservatory dental treatment with long-term benefits for patient and clinician, like avoiding lesions of the oral mucosa, a good oral hygiene, stabile dental support for over denture without disorthodontic teeth movement.(2,3)
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