TY - BOOK AU - Mulligan Roseann TI - Geriatrics: contemporary and future concerns SN - 141602820X AV - WU 113.7 U1 - 617.6 PY - 2005/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Saunders KW - Older people KW - Dental care KW - Geriatric Dentistry KW - Oral Health KW - Dental Care KW - Mouth Diseases KW - Jaw Diseases KW - Oral Manifestations KW - Diagnosis Oral KW - Aged KW - Dentistry N1 - "April 2005."; Series title on spine: Dental clinics; Includes bibliographical references and index; The elderly at risk for periodontitis and systemic diseases / Rigmor E. Persson and G. Rutger Persson -- Dental caries in older adults / Ralph H. Saunders, Jr. and Cyril Meyerowitz -- Salivary hypofunction and xerostomia: diagnosis and treatment / Jane C. Atkinson, Margie Grisius, and Ward Massey -- Derangement, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis of the temporomandibular joint: implications, diagnosis, and management / Jack S. Broussard, Jr. -- Orofacial pain and sensory disorders in the elderly / Glenn T. Clark, Hajime Minakuchi, and Ana C. Lotaif -- Underserved elderly issues in the United States: burdens of oral and medical health care / Veronica A. Greene -- Interaction with other health team members in caring for elderly patients / Samuel C. Durso -- Cognitive function, aging, and ethical decisions: recognizing change / Janet A. Yellowitz -- Medication use and prescribing considerations for elderly patients / Bradley R. Williams and Jiwon Kim -- Caring for elderly long-term care pateints: oral health-related concerns and issues / Michael I. MacEntee -- Oral diagnostics for the geriatric populations: current status and future prospects / Yolanda Ann Slaughter and Daniel Malamud -- Osteoporosis: diagnostic testing, interpretations, and correlations with oral health: implications for dentistry / Roseann Mulligan and Stephen Sobel ER -