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Aging is a natural phenomenon that leads to a decline in physiological function in older adults and is associated with a predisposition to multiple oral and systemic pathologies.Disease or not, it is important to establish access to dental care, good oral-health practices and nutrition in the global aging population.Epidemiologic studies show higher rates of periodontal diseases in elderly populations and additional comorbidities that prevent successful aging.

Aging is a natural phenomenon that leads to a
decline in physiological function in older adults
and is associated with a predisposition to multiple
oral and systemic pathologies. Epidemiologic studies show higher rates of periodontal diseases in
elderly populations and additional comorbidities
that prevent successful aging. Successful oral aging
is the current focus of multiple groups, including
the World Health Organization, which has identified the elderly population as one of its main target
groups. The goal is for each person to retain more
than 20 teeth by age 80. Nonetheless, the prevalence of periodontal disease is continuously rising
as the population is aging. Every species has its
own characteristic lifespan, which is determined by
evolutionary history and is modified by multiple
diverse factors, including biological mechanisms.
Long-term DNA damage, leading to secondary cellular defects and disparity between reparative and
cell-destructive mechanisms, is primarily responsible for the aging phenomenon. There remains a
gap in the literature of the molecular mechanisms
in the aging process and their causal association
with oral diseases such as periodontitis. Disease or
not, it is important to establish access to dental
care, good oral-health practices and nutrition in
the global aging population. Together with an aging
population comes a responsibility for ‘healthy’ and
‘successful’ aging