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  • Title: Root caries in the elderly: an update for the next century.
    Author: Shay K.
    Journal: J Indiana Dent Assoc; ; 76(4):37, 39-43. PubMed ID: 9584702.
    Abstract:
    Root caries is an emerging challenge to the dental professions because of the growing number of increasingly aging adults who have retained many or all of their teeth. Risk factors for developing root caries point to both intraoral and environmental factors, making the management of root caries complex and multidisciplinary. Prevention is the most desirable approach for management, but patients who have developed caries of the roots can be treated with remineralization strategies or a variety of restorative approaches. Dental professionals need to keep abreast of new approaches emerging for the management of root caries.
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