Journal article

Publication year: 2024

Pages: 308-314

Journal: Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volume number: 57

Issue number: 4

ISSN: 0948-6704

eISSN: 1435-1269

Open access status: Hybrid

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-023-02208-w

Publisher: Springer

Abstract: 
Due to increasing life expectancy and the associated demographic changes, more and more people are dependent on care. To identify a possible need for dental treatment, chewing function tests as assessment instruments have proven their effectiveness. In this article, the reader is given an overview of existing chewing function tests and their implementation. It is important that a patient with pain should be presented to a dentist immediately, regardless of whether a chewing function test is performed. Furthermore, chewing function tests are not a substitute for routine dental examinations, but they could provide information to (dental) laypersons as to whether an appointment should be arranged in a dental practice or whether a dental consultation is necessary.

Harvard Citation style: Schlenz, M., Schmidt, A., Gaebler, C., Kolb, G. and Woestmann, B. (2024) Geriatric assessment in dentistry. A review of chewing function tests, Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 57(4), pp. 308-314. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-023-02208-w

APA Citation style: Schlenz, M., Schmidt, A., Gaebler, C., Kolb, G., & Woestmann, B. (2024). Geriatric assessment in dentistry. A review of chewing function tests. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie. 57(4), 308-314. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-023-02208-w