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Case Study Of Edentulism

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It has been elegantly stated that “the dilemma of being both elderly and edentulous challenges life quality for both patient and the dentist. The former suffers because of morphological and functional compromises, the latter because of a dearth of safe and predictably successful clinical techniques. The success of patient’s care in future is utmost dependent on the improvement of shared goals for both the edentulous patient and the clinical team. Thus careful elucidation of goals and strategies are required to reduce or eliminate edentulism, of new and better-quality standards for management of edentulism, and of innovation in the denture care delivery1.
Edentulism, a condition with no teeth or a state with complete loss of natural teeth, usually results of dental caries or periodontal disease. These processes do have a deleterious cumulative effect as it reduces the patient’s quality of life, his/her self-image and the daily functioning activity. There is exponential increase in Edentulism after 50 years of age and sharply rises around 60 years of age especially seen in developed countries2. Though the causes of edentulism are many, total tooth loss can …show more content…

Hence, the nutritional status assessment becomes imperative so as to offer timely dietary advice to this expanding population16. Complete denture wearers seem to adjust their diet toward food items that are less coarse, softer, and easier to chew, and they generally consume less fruits and vegetables. This change in diet affects nutritional status, and generally, complete denture wearers have a lower energy intake than dentate individuals. Intake of macronutrients such as protein and fiber are lower and the intake of fat is higher. Furthermore, the intake of micronutrients such as vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin A, calcium, and folate are often low in this group of older

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