{"id":319237,"date":"2018-09-27T13:27:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T11:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care.png"},"modified":"2018-09-27T13:27:47","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T11:27:47","slug":"older-adults-dental-care-2-2","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.colgatetalks.com\/bs\/older-adults-dental-care-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Older Adults&#8217; Dental Care; That means dental professionals must tailor their dental care for older adults to accommodate this growing demographic&#8217;s special needs. As a dentist, how can you help older patients?"},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-319237","attachment","type-attachment","status-inherit","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care-900x600.png 900w, https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care-36x24.png 36w, https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care-48x32.png 48w, https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care.png 975w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"319237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.colgatetalks.com\/bs\/older-adults-dental-care-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care.png\" data-orig-size=\"975,650\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Older Adults&#8217; Dental Care; That means dental professionals must tailor their dental care for older adults to accommodate this growing demographic&#8217;s special needs. As a dentist, how can you help older patients?\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Older Adults&#8217; Dental Care: Root Caries&lt;br \/&gt;\nYour older patients may have exposed root surfaces due to gingival recession.  Prevention is key in preventing and controlling root caries, including using a high-fluoride toothpaste and periodically receiving an in-office fluoride varnish treatment. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Older Adults&#8217; Dental Care ; dental professionals need to carefully assess their older patients&#8217; capabilities.  Reduced Dexterity&lt;br \/&gt;\nAt home, many older people may find maintaining their oral hygiene difficult. Stiff joints, hand tremors and poor motor skills may make it difficult to hold a toothbrush. Less efficient brushing may lead to increased plaque accumulation, which increases the risk of dental caries and periodontal disease.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Older Adults&#8217; Dental Care: Root Caries<br \/>\nYour older patients may have exposed root surfaces due to gingival recession.  Prevention is key in preventing and controlling root caries, including using a high-fluoride toothpaste and periodically receiving an in-office fluoride varnish treatment. <\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>Older Adults&#8217; Dental Care ; dental professionals need to carefully assess their older patients&#8217; capabilities.  Reduced Dexterity<br \/>\nAt home, many older people may find maintaining their oral hygiene difficult. Stiff joints, hand tremors and poor motor skills may make it difficult to hold a toothbrush. Less efficient brushing may lead to increased plaque accumulation, which increases the risk of dental caries and periodontal disease.<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/png","media_details":{"width":975,"height":650,"file":"2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care.png","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"older-adults-dental-care-150x150.png","width":150,"height":150,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care-150x150.png"},"medium":{"file":"older-adults-dental-care-300x200.png","width":300,"height":200,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care-300x200.png"},"medium_large":{"file":"older-adults-dental-care-768x512.png","width":768,"height":512,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care-768x512.png"},"hive-masonry-image":{"file":"older-adults-dental-care-900x600.png","width":900,"height":600,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care-900x600.png"},"hive-site-logo":{"file":"older-adults-dental-care-900x600.png","width":900,"height":600,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care-900x600.png"},"related-articles-thumb":{"file":"older-adults-dental-care-300x300.png","width":300,"height":300,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care-300x300.png"},"menu-24x24":{"file":"older-adults-dental-care-24x16.png","width":24,"height":16,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care-24x16.png"},"menu-36x36":{"file":"older-adults-dental-care-36x24.png","width":36,"height":24,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care-36x24.png"},"menu-48x48":{"file":"older-adults-dental-care-48x32.png","width":48,"height":32,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care-48x32.png"},"full":{"file":"older-adults-dental-care.png","width":975,"height":650,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care.png"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]}},"post":null,"source_url":"https:\/\/static.colgatetalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/older-adults-dental-care.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colgatetalks.com\/bs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colgatetalks.com\/bs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colgatetalks.com\/bs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colgatetalks.com\/bs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colgatetalks.com\/bs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319237"}]}}