Dental caries and periodontal disease is the main reason for the elderly with missing teeth. Elderly missing teeth fillings not only impede the eating, is not conducive to health longevity, hazardous to health.
When more missing teeth, can significantly affect the masticatory function of the elderly. Eat into the digestion of food depends mainly on the gastrointestinal burden. Missing teeth and more elderly people, the lack of chewing ability, loss of delicious food to enjoy and taste the fun. Chewing ability was significantly diminished and had to emphasis to eat softer foods, thereby reducing the number of fresh vegetables and fruits to eat are prone to inadequate intake of vitamins and minerals. Daily dietary fiber intake reduced, older people make secret.
Chewing food can stimulate the salivary glands, increase appetite. Excessive tooth loss and daily diet to softer, which is one of the reasons for loss of appetite in the elderly. The elderly too many missing teeth also affect the pronunciation of the language, which require the change of tongue movement and jaw position to dental instruments assist the speech pronunciation.
In addition, not timely teeth, missing teeth at both sides of the teeth, the course of time will tilt to the void spaces of missing teeth, leading to malocclusion of the upper and lower teeth. Side of the teeth to chew, will add to the burden of this side of the temporomandibular joint, and over time can cause temporomandibular joint disorder, in front of the ear pain when chewing and snapping.
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