by Stephen Wong | Dec 10, 2019 | Dental Education, Oral Conditions and Issues, Oral Health, Oral Health Links to General Health, Oral Health Senior, Oral Hygiene Care, Prevention
As a result of a general improvement in community oral health care and awareness over the last 50 years, older adults in Australia now enjoy higher tooth retention rates than seniors in the past. However, just because an older adult has made the distance with most of...
by Stephen Wong | Feb 21, 2019 | Oral Health Senior
As we age, we start to experience all kinds of oral health issues. So it’s important to give our teeth and gums extra care and attention to keep them healthy in our later years. While things have improved greatly from 100 years ago, when full dentures were a...
by Stephen Wong | Sep 25, 2017 | Oral Conditions and Issues, Oral Health, Oral Health Senior, Oral Hygiene Care, Prevention
As we advance in age, oral health issues can creep up on us without our realising it. Understanding the special oral health conditions that affect seniors is an important first step to recognising their symptoms, and seeking timely treatment. While daily brushing,...