Aging

Question 1

Nearly everyone by 75 years of age is burdened by at least one ….?

Answer 1

chronic disorder that may limit access to dental care and influences dental treatment

Question 2

What continues to resorb for several decades following extraction of teeth?

Answer 2

residual alveolar ridges

Question 3

_______ are more likely than _______ to have teeth in old age.

Answer 3

men; women

Question 4

What lesions are seen most frequently in older edentulous mouths?

Answer 4

Stomatitis and other mild inflammations

Question 5

What racial group has a greater incidence of oral cancer is higher and the prognosis

Answer 5

Black

Question 6

Bone mass is at its maximum in

Answer 6

midlife, substantially more in men than women

Question 7

The decrease in bone mass occurs in old age because ?

Answer 7

osteoblasts are less efficient and estrogen production declines

Question 8

Turnover of cells and metabolism of bone are influenced by:

Answer 8

Exercise, genes, hormones, and nutrition

Question 9

Osteoporosis

Answer 9

A disorder caused by an accelerated loss of trabecular bone

Usually in women after menopause
Discovered frequently when an older person breaks a vertebra, hip, or forearm

The more prevalent type I (postmenopausal) form affects women for a decade or so after menopause

The type II (senile or idiopathic) form can attack men and women alike
at any age for no obvious reason

The type II form can develop as a consequence of any disease, such as hyperparathyroidism

Question 10

saliva

Answer 10

A lubricant and chemical buffer

Central to the comfort and function of the mouth

Question 11

What lubricates, cleanses? and protect the mucosa

Answer 11

Electrolytes, glycoproteins, and enzymes of mucous saliva