| pubmed-article:1233827 | pubmed:abstractText | The authors describe the importance and the set of problems of gerostomatologic investigation by means of a synopsis of literature. Resulting phenomens of adiposity on the system of teeth, mouth and jaws are discussed. The results of a cross-section research of 108 men, mainly overweighting, all relatives of the VEB Kombinat GISAG, underly the statistical part of the lecture. A multitude of findings at the teeth, periodont, tongue, gingiva and the jaws are stated and interpreted adequately the weight and the age of the patients. Some surprising results are discovered particularly with regard to the results depending on the weight. This seems to necessitate a reconsideration in a greater group of patients in a longitudinal section research. | lld:pubmed |
