LONGITUDINAL CLINICAL STUDY ON THE PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF ROOT CARIES IN ELDERLY PATIENTS

Dental caries remains one of the most common oral diseases, with a multifactorial etiology involving biological, behavioral, socio-economic, and age-related factors. In elderly patients, physiological changes, systemic diseases, polypharmacy, reduced salivary flow, and gingival recession increase susceptibility to root caries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of coronal and…