RT Book, Section 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 SR Print(0) ID 1180018376 T1 Common Oral Diseases & Disorders T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment Geriatrics, 3e YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260457087 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180018376 RD 2024/04/18 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.