Dental Research and Oral Health

Pediatric and Geriatric Dentistry

A pediatric dentist, defined, is a specially trained dentist who focuses on caring for children from infancy through the teenage years, and also adults with special needs. Pediatric dental care ensures your child's primary teeth stay healthy and free of decay and other dental diseases. Good oral hygiene starts as early as infancy. Whether you're nursing or bottle feeding, you should begin incorporating some type of dental hygiene regimen as soon as possible.

Geriatric dentistry is the delivery of dental care to older adults involving diagnosis, prevention, management and treatment of problems associated with age related diseases. The mouth is referred to as a mirror of overall health, reinforcing that oral health is an integral part of general health. Dental care for geriatric  patients has been increasing day by day.  The treatment and diagnosis  of  geriatric patient  is challenging, as these patient have both systemic and oral problem. There are systemic diseases which have oral manifestations and  if  patient  doesn’t  know  about  the  disease,  it  can  be  diagnosed  or  suspected  by  the  clinician  after  examination  and investigation. This article describes the systemic and oral changes in elderly patient.