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SANTOS, Mateus Bertolini Fernandes dos et al. Endodontic treatment in elderly. RGO, Rev. gaúch. odontol. (Online) [online]. 2013, vol.61, suppl.1, pp. 485-489. ISSN 1981-8637.

Geriatric dentistry is in continuous diffusion in dentistry. It is followed by professionals conscious raising and by the patients preoccupations about oral health quality, keeping into their elderly which more teeth than the past generations. In this way the professional should be prepared to do any necessary procedure to patients keep their oral health quality. The endodontics, which few decades ago were rarely done in elderly is showing a considerable arouse in number of cases. Based on that increment on endodontics procedures the present paper reviewed the literature about the histological aspects of the elderly dental pulp, the endodontic procedure itself and some systemic aspects that may interfere anyhow in comparison with the conventional treatment, to guide the professional about these procedures in the daily practice.

Palavras-chave : Geriatric dentistry.; Endodontics.; Oral health..