Name 3 aging factors.
Define primary and secondary ageing.
Name 3 possible aging theories.
Which jaw bone ages faster? Maxillar or mandible?
Why?
Which one is more cancellous and which one more compact bone?
Which one is pneumatic, which one not?
Does the maxillary sinus increase or decrease with age?
Is edentulism a physiological process or a disease?
What is Bichat’s fat pad?
Salivary glands become less effective by which 2 mechanisms?
Why is etching more difficult in age?
What is secondary dentin?
Why is it more difficult to perform a RCT in older patients?
Why is it more difficult to do tooth extractions in older people?
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