During the ageing process, the nature, forms and needs of the body, as well as social relationships, change with increasing age. Individuals undergoing such changes with increasing age are known as geriatric. 1 Geriatric patients are characterised by physiological and anatomical changes in the body, as well as molecular and cellular transformation. 2 Studies show that ageing may lead to pathological or physiological changes in the oral mucosa and periodontium. 3,4 Other studies have shown that gingival thickness decreases, the number of cells in the periodontal ligament decreases, cement thickness increases, and osteoporosis may be present in alveolar bone. 3 In this context, studies show that periodontium changes are predisposing factors for periodontal disease. Although epidemiological studies have reported that periodontitis frequency is not precise, studies report that the likelihood of having periodontitis increases with age.