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How to Intervene in the Caries Process in Older Adults: A Joint ORCA and EFCD Expert Delphi Consensus Statement

  • Aim: To provide recommendations for dental clinicians for the management of dental caries in older adults with special emphasis on root caries lesions. Methods: A consensus workshop followed by a Delphi consensus process were conducted with an expert panel nominated by ORCA, EFCD, and DGZ boards. Based on a systematic review of the literature, as well as non-systematic literature search, recommendations for clinicians were developed and consented in a two-stage Delphi process. Results: Demographic and epidemiologic changes will significantly increase the need of management of older adults and root caries in the future. Ageing is associated with a decline of intrinsic capacities and an increased risk of general diseases. As oral and systemic health are linked, bidirectional consequences of diseases and interventions need to be considered. Caries prevention and treatment in older adults must respond to the patient’s individual abilities for self-care and cooperation and often involves the support of caregivers. Systemic interventions may involve dietary counselling, oral hygiene instruction, the use of fluoridated toothpastes, and the stimulation of salivary flow. Local interventions to manage root lesions may comprise local biofilm control, application of highly fluoridated toothpastes or varnishes as well as antimicrobial agents. Restorative treatment is often compromised by the accessibility of such root caries lesions as well as the ability of the senior patient to cooperate. If optimum restorative treatment is impossible or inappropriate, long-term stabilization, e.g., by using glass-ionomer cements, and palliative treatments that aim to maintain oral function as long and as well as possible may be the treatment of choice for the individual.

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Author: Sebastian Paris, Avijit Banerjee, Peter Bottenberg, Lorenzo Breschi, Guglielmo Campus, Sophie Doméjean, Kim Ekstrand, Rodrigo A. Giacaman, Rainer Haak, Matthias Hannig, Reinhard Hickel, Hrvoje Juric, Adrian Lussi, Vita Machiulskiene, David Manton, Anahita Jablonski-Momeni, Ruth Santamaria, Falk Schwendicke, Christian H. Splieth, Hervé Tassery, Andrea Zandona, Domenick Zero, Stefan Zimmer, Niek Opdam
URN:urn:nbn:de:gbv:9-opus-58044
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1159/000510843
ISSN:1421-976X
Parent Title (English):Caries Research
Publisher:Karger AG
Place of publication:Basel, Switzerland
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of first Publication:2020/12/08
Release Date:2022/06/21
Tag:Caries prevention; Caries treatment; Older adults; Root caries; Seniors
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Volume:54
Issue:5-6
Page Number:7
First Page:459
Last Page:465
Faculties:Universitätsmedizin / Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung, Parodontologie und Endodontologie
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell