European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry

Prosthodontic Rehabilitation for a Patient with Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome: A Case Report

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Cover Date

March 2016

Print ISSN

0965-7452

Electronic ISSN

2396-8893

Vol

24

Issue

1

Abstract

Schottlander oral presentations

Death by Dirty Dentures?
VE Hannah, LE O’Donnell, K Smith, CJ Nile, DF Lappin, L Cross, D Robertson, J Bagg, G Ramage (University of Glasgow Dental School)


Introduction: Globally, 810 million people are aged 60 years or over, a figure that is expected to reach two billion by 2050(22% of the entire global population). Denture use in the population increases with age. Approximately 20% of the UK population wear some form of removable denture. Many of these aging individuals experience a general decline in oral and systemic health and so become increasingly susceptible to opportunistic infection.