TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Common Oral Diseases & Disorders A1 - Lederman, Bonnie A1 - Chávez, Elisa M. A1 - Hyde, Susan A2 - Walter, Louise C. A2 - Chang, Anna A2 - Chen, Pei A2 - Harper, G. Michael A2 - Rivera, Josette A2 - Conant, Rebecca A2 - Lo, Daphne A2 - Yukawa, Michi PY - 2021 T2 - Current Diagnosis & Treatment Geriatrics, 3e AB - Oral health is essential to the general health and quality of life of older adults. Chronic systemic diseases increase the burden of oral diseases, predisposing older adults to oral microbial infections, pain, dysphagia, difficulty chewing, altered taste, and difficulty speaking. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180018376 ER -