Poul Holm-Pedersen is Emeritus Professor at the Department of Odontology, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkAngus Walls is Director of the Edinburgh Postgraduate Dental Institute, University of Edinburgh, UKJonathan Ship was formerly Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology and Medicine at the Bluestone Center for Clinical Research, New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry, USA

• Notes on contributors viiPrefaceThird edition, 2015 xiPreface Second edition, 1996 xiiiPreface First edition, 1986 xv1 Demography – impact of an expanding elderly population 1S. Jay Olshansky2 Biological and physiological aspects of aging 7João F. Passos and Thomas B.L. Kirkwood3 Aging of bone and muscle 17Arnold Kahn and Poul Holm-Pedersen4 Sensory changes and communication in the practitioner–aged patient relationship 27Kevin Kawamoto and H. Asuman Kiyak5 Aging from a psychological perspective 39Terry Fulmer, Sheryl Strasser and Toni C. Antonucci6 The impact of social and environmental forces on aging 47H. Asuman Kiyak and Nancy R. Hooyman7 Clinical assessment of the elderly patient 61Elisa M. Ghezzi, Douglas B. Berkey, Richard W. Besdine and Judith A. Jones8 Medical issues in the dental care of older adults 81Peter B. Lockhart and Scott Furney9 Psychiatric disorders in old age – implications for the dental practitioner 103Angela R. Kamer, Mony J. de Leon and Martin J Sadowski10 Disability in old age – the relationship with oral health 119Kirsten Avlund11 Nutrition and oral health for the older person 131Angus W. G. Walls12 Pharmacology and aging 145Elisa M. Chávez and Peter L. Jacobsen13 Preventive oral health care for elderly people 155J. H. Meurman14 Treatment planning for the geriatric patient 165Frederick Hains and Judith Jones15 Caries in the older person 181Angus W. G. Walls and David Ricketts16 Pathology and treatment of diseases of the pulp 199John Whitworth17 Pathology and treatment of gingivitis and periodontitis in the aging individual 211Poul Holm-Pedersen, Frauke Müller and Niklaus P. Lang18 Pathology and treatment of oral mucosal diseases 225Palle Holmstrup, Jesper Reibel and Ian C. Mackenzie19 Salivary function and disorders in the older adult 245Jonathan A. Ship20 Oral and maxillofacial surgery for the geriatric patient 255Michael Turner and Mark Greenwood21 Orofacial pain in older adults 265Dena J. Fischer and Joel B. Epstein22 Concepts and techniques for oral rehabilitation measures in elderly patients 277Niklaus P. Lang, Frauke Müller and J. Mark Thomason23 Oral health-related quality of life 301Finbarr Allen and Jimmy Steele24 Influences on older adults’ use of dental services 311H. Asuman Kiyak25 Oral health care programmes for homebound people, nursing home residents and elderly inpatients 323Ronald L. Ettinger and Jane M. Chalmers26 Clinical management of the cognitively impaired older adult and the terminally ill older patient 345Jane M. Chalmers, Ronald L. Ettinger and Michael WisemanIndex 361