The general awareness of food being medicine is gaining popularity. But can you eat, chew, and initiate the digestion of your food without proper oral and dental health? Oral and dental health forms an essential constituent of general health but faces several challenges that are rather concerning in older people. In this article, we’ve reviewed the latest evidence on the impact of oral conditions on an aging population.
Oral conditions are essentially preventable; however, the problems are often overlooked till they take a rather extreme form. With older populations, there are more complexities involved with oral care. Their economic and social status, education and awareness, lack of resources, lack of homely care, age, general dexterity, systemic conditions, lifestyle habits, lack of insurance, functional disability, and high-end treatment requirements, among other factors, play a…
