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Textbook of Geriatric Dentistry, 3rd Edition

ISBN: 978-1-118-90834-1

June 2015

Wiley-Blackwell

400 pages

Description

Textbook of Geriatric Dentistry, Third Edition provides a comprehensive review of the aging process and its relevance to oral health and dentistry. Now in full colour, this third edition has been fully revised and updated with new material encompassing recent research and clinical developments within geriatric dentistry. Written in a clear and accessible style, this is an essential guide to geriatric dental practice for undergraduate and postgraduate dentistry students and practicing clinicians alike. 

Key features include:

  • Contributions from an international group of expert authors
  • Comprehensive coverage of oral healthcare issues in the older adult, from demographics and physiology through to nutrition and pharmacology
  • Provides both foundational knowledge and a guide to clinical management
  • New chapters including material on orofacial pain, quality of life and treatment planning
About the Author

Poul Holm-Pedersen is Professor Emeritus, Institute of Odontology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Angus W.G. Walls is Director, Edinburgh Dental Institute, UK.

Jonathan A. Ship was formerly Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, USA.