Cristiane da Mata

PhD student, University College Cork, Ireland

Minimal intervention dentistry and older patients part 2: minimally invasive operative interventions

Minimal (or minimum) intervention dentistry is the complete holistic team-care approach to patient-centred prevention of disease and management of oral health in the long term. It is centred on...

Minimal intervention dentistry and older patients part 1: risk assessment and caries prevention

In many countries the proportion of people aged 65 years and older is growing faster than any other age group as a result of both longer life expectancy and declining fertility rates. In the UK, there...

Caries and the older patient

Dental caries is the localized destruction of susceptible dental hard tissues by acidic by-products from bacterial fermentation of dietary carbohydrates. It is a common problem worldwide and it can...