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Skvortsova E.N., Efremova A.V., Zyulkina L.A., Frolova K.E., Zhadanova N.V., Karayan A.V.

The relationship of phys ological aging of the body with somatic diseases and pathology of the dento-facial system

Keywords: caries, immunity, salivary glands, saliva, old age, osteoporosis, parodontitis

The analysis of modern literature on peculiarities of caries and parodontitis development process in people over 60 years of age is presented. The relationship between destructive changes in the hard dental tissues, parodontal lesions and age-related changes in organs and body systems is considered. The purpose of the review is to analyze the relationship of physiological aging of the body with somatic diseases and pathology of the dento-facial system based on the data of modern literature. A prolonged inflammatory process in parodontium leads to gum tissue recession, exposure of the anatomical neck of the teeth and caries development. Prolonged ignoring the symptoms of parodontitis leads to abnormal tooth loosening and the need for tooth extraction. Thus, this raises the issue of secondary edentulism in elderly patients. Occlusion disturbance caused by missing teeth leads to impaired chewing function and a change in diet towards a diet dominated by soft foods rich in carbohydrates and saturated fats, which contributes to the development of cardiovascular diseases. A systematic literature search was performed using the eLibrary and PubMed databases. The request for "The connection between physiological aging of the body and somatic diseases and pathology of the dental system" received 1,567 publications. 51 sources of Russian and foreign literature were selected, review and original articles were studied. It was found that the most common pathologies in the dental system in elderly patients are dystrophic and inflammatory processes in parodontal tissues, combined with caries, which can subsequently lead to the development of secondary adentia. Hence, a thorough investigation of the aetiology and pathogenesis of dental caries and its correlation with the general somatic health of elderly patients is required.

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Skvortsova Elena N.
Senior Lecturer, Department of Dentistry, Penza State University, Russia, Penza (len.skvortzova2014@yandex.ru; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0984-2488)
Efremova Anastasia V.
Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Dentistry, Penza State University, Russia, Penza (nastasya.efremova.87@list.ru; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5678-1104)
Zyulkina Larisa A.
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, Head of the Department of Dentistry, Penza State University, Russia, Penza (larisastom@yandex.ru; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2938-3063)
Frolova Kristina E.
Senior Lecturer, Department of Dentistry, Penza State University, Russia, Penza (kristina.frolova.1983@mail.ru; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5097-0601)
Zhadanova Natalia V.
4th Student, Faculty of Dentistry, Penza State University, Russia, Penza (nata.zhadanova004@mail.ru; )
Karayan Arshavir V.
Post-Graduate Student, Department of Dentistry, Penza State University, Russia, Penza (stomatologfs@yandex.ru; )

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Skvortsova E.N., Efremova A.V., Zyulkina L.A., Frolova K.E., Zhadanova N.V., Karayan A.V. The relationship of phys ological aging of the body with somatic diseases and pathology of the dento-facial system [Electronic resource] // Acta medica Eurasica. – 2026. – №1. P. 67-75. – URL: https://acta-medica-eurasica.ru/en/single/2026/1/7/. DOI: 10.47026/2413-4864-2026-1-67-75.

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