Dental Implant Selection: A Study in Odisha-Based Elderly Patients

Abstract

Elderly dental patients suffer from toothache and lose their teeth without proper care, particularly diabetics and other chronically ill people who used to suffer from more dental problems and fear of surgery or implantation techniques. These patients also avoid visiting doctors or dentists for treatment and suffer from not eating or chewing. Hence, a study was conducted to study the barriers to geriatric dentistry among patients above the age of 60/65 in Odisha. Further selection of dental implant materials for elderly people was done by E_DAS (evaluation based on distance from average solution) multi-criterion decision-making method, such that the best implant material could be prioritized. Then the statistical study on site selection for implants is conducted with variations in temperature during the tooth implantation process. This chapter will help in the proper selection of dental materials by considering older patients. It will also help guide the proper and better treatment procedures for senior people, which can reduce the fear factor in dental treatment.

Key Terms in this Chapter

Geriatric Dentistry: Dental problems/ issues of old people/senior citizens more than 60 years.

Dental Implant: Support provided to crowns, bridges, and dentures by surgical procedure for chewing operation.

Osseointegration: When an artificial implant is implanted in jaw and joined.

Multicriteria Decision-Making Method (MCDM Method): Alternatives and criteria are considered to structure matrix from for solving/ ranking.

Evaluation Based on Distance From Average Solution (E Das): It is a MCDM method used for ranking and for selecting the best alternatives in a solution.