Geriatric

Loose dentures in elderly patients almost always trace back to a specific, identifiable change in the mouth, not general wear and tear from time. A denture that once fit well and now clicks, slips, or feels unstable is responding to something happening underneath it, whether that is the bone, the gums, or the saliva that…

Bleeding when you brush is not a normal part of getting older. It is the most common early sign of gum disease, and most people ignore it for years. The encouraging part is that in its early stage, gum disease in older adults is both preventable and reversible. The trouble is that it rarely hurts…

Tooth loss after 60 is more common than most people realize, and it almost never happens for the reason patients first assume. Age itself doesn’t cause tooth loss. Decades of low-level gum disease, untreated decay around old fillings, and the side effects of medications you started taking in your 50s and 60s do. The good…