Repercusion de la salud oral en el adulto mayor

Abstract

Abstract: Life expectancy has increased over these years, which is associated with a greater aging of the population and increased care needs older adult, especially at the level of the oral cavity, which constitutes a very important for every human being and which with increasing age is reduced the care. This study aims to describe the impact of oral health in the elderly. A narrative bibliographic review was carried out using a structured search in the databases PubMed, Elsevier, Scielo and Google Academic using manual search terms. The results found reveal the need to establish oral health prevention strategies in the older adult and in conclusion the need to focus care especially when it is associated with comorbidities that predispose it to complications.