Practice and challenge of age-friendly functional restoration of stomatognathic system based on the strategy of functional tooth loss.

• DOI: 10.7518/hxkq.2025.2024188
• Publication Date: 2025-02-01
• Authors: Yiting Cheng; Yi Man; Yang Liu; He Cai; Ran Cheng; Li Cheng; Fanglong Wu; Hong-Kun Wu; Fanyuan Yu; Xueyang Liao; Yimin Sun; Jing Wang; Xue Yang; Jianjun Zhu; Xingqun Cheng; Zumu Yi; Ling Ye; Tao Hu
• Keywords: Stomatognathic system

Geriatric oral health care encounters significant challenges with the increase in proportion of older individuals. Age-related changes dentition, muscles, and joints result a decline objective masticatory function, subjective restoration requirements, acceptability among elderly population, individual variations influenced by systemic health. Considering functional adaptability stomatognathic conditions, economics other factors, authors believe that it should not be limited to conventional "one-to-one" strategy for replacing missing teeth geriatric prosthodontics. There is an urgent need precise adaptable more suitable The proposal new concept tooth loss updates minimal standards patients establishes theory age-friendly restoration. Based on loss, this paper proposes termed "age-friendly system", which integrates treatment considerations including endodontics, periodontology, mucosa, temporomandibular joint, Efforts made four areas as follows. Firstly, "assessment accessible function" enhanced considering interrelationship between Secondly, "evaluation appropriate supposed optimised view needs evaluation system. Moreover, "formulation plans" accomplished aid assistive technologies, such artificial intelligence, accurately exert Lastly, "management maintenance health" likely strengthened through follow-ups, propaganda education, preventive healthcare, so improve quality life ultimately achieve healthy ageing