2022
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10112328
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Dental Prosthetic Rehabilitation Interventions in Elderly Patients Hospitalized in the Nursing Homes of the Lombardy Region: A Retrospective Study

Abstract: Background: The difficulty of frail, non-self-sufficient or non-ambulatory collaborating elderly residents in nursing homes to eat due to a lack of teeth or the absence of a dental prosthesis leads to an increasingly evident increase in the patients’ systemic pathological state, particularly in older patients who take a lot of medications. Total or partial edentulousness that is not filled with dental prostheses or that is filled with inadequate prostheses, associated with socioeconomic factors, depression, im… Show more

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“…As a result of tooth loss, the patient's vertically dimension decreases and this causes prolapses in the face. In Addition, the Dentures do not fit well into the mouth or requiring constant correction may cause difficulties in prosthesis adaptation [11,14,15]. Chewing function is particularly important for elderly peopleIt is important to maintain a nutritionally complete diet to avoid sarcopenia and frailty syndrome.…”
Section: Tooth Lossmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…As a result of tooth loss, the patient's vertically dimension decreases and this causes prolapses in the face. In Addition, the Dentures do not fit well into the mouth or requiring constant correction may cause difficulties in prosthesis adaptation [11,14,15]. Chewing function is particularly important for elderly peopleIt is important to maintain a nutritionally complete diet to avoid sarcopenia and frailty syndrome.…”
Section: Tooth Lossmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There may also be a decrease in the retention of the prosthesis due to abrasion on the tooth surface. This makes it difficult to use prostheses and can cause damage to the periodontal tissues [15].…”
Section: ) Wear Of Tooth Enamelmentioning
confidence: 99%