Odontogeriatria: sugestão de um programa de prevenção

The autours aims to prove the necessity and possibility of promoting dental health in the elderly people through a num- ber of prevention methods. Once this is an age group whose number has been growing, they possess more remaining tee- th and greater aesthetic and functional needs which the mo- dern society and the midia demand. Through orientation, ade- quated material and the motivation of these patients increasing their self-esteen, very good results were obteined.