Aging—A Call to Arms

Since that first meeting in 1989, I have been involved in research into the oral health problems of older people and have been a member of the Geriatric Oral Health Research Group of IADR since its foundation. [...]we have frighteningly little information about how periodontal disease progresses in...

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Published in:Journal of dental research 2017-07, Vol.96 (7), p.721-722
Main Author: Walls, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Biotechnology
Composite materials
Dental care
Dental Care for Aged
Dentistry
Dentists
Enamel
Fluorides
Frailty
Humans
Immune response
Inflammation
Life Expectancy
Lymphocytes T
Medical research
Middle Aged
Older people
Oral Health
Oral hygiene
Periodontal diseases
Population
Presidents
Society
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Summary:Since that first meeting in 1989, I have been involved in research into the oral health problems of older people and have been a member of the Geriatric Oral Health Research Group of IADR since its foundation. [...]we have frighteningly little information about how periodontal disease progresses in older age, particularly when there is a wealth of information about changes in the immune response in older people with reductions in T-cell activity and an altered inflammatory response to a specific challenge (Wu and Meydani 2008). [...]how are we going to manage older people who are edentulous? [...]I would acknowledge the funders who have supported my work over the years—particularly, the Medical Research Council, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, and the UK Government, as well as the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, and industrial support from GlaxoSmithKline and Unilever.
ISSN:0022-0345
1544-0591
DOI:10.1177/0022034517712436