Number of elderly people is increasing worldwide in the same time with an increasing demand of dental implants to replace missing teeth. Treatment plan for mature patient is more complex and implies biological, clinical and socio-economic criteria. Although, there is a trend in use of implants in aged patients, treatment plan should deal with issues of patients will face with the advancing age: chronic diseases, difficulties in cleaning teeth, decreased income.
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