Abstract
Dental Curing Lights and its Health Risks: Is there any Solution?
Highlights
Aging does not have a clear definition
According to World Health Organization (WHO), the number of people over the age of 65 will increase by 85% in the 25 years, and working population will increase by 45 percent
A study in United Kingdom showed that 36% of the people aged over 75 took 4 or more medicines. This is related to the polypharmacy which tends to increase with age
Summary
Aging does not have a clear definition. It can be defined in different ways such as biological, physiological, emotional and functional aging. The fundamental factor is the decrease in mortality, in infants and children but in all age groups Another reason is that people are exceeding the age of 65 which is life expectancy. Total amount of water and lean body weight decreases but body/fat ratio increases especially in individuals over the age of 75 For this reason, the distribution volumes of medicines with. The probability of side effects increases in the elderly due to joint usage of multiple medicines, which is valid especially for salicylates, anticoagulants and oral hypoglycemic which are bound to protein at high rates and frequently used by the elderly. A study in United Kingdom showed that 36% of the people aged over 75 took 4 or more medicines This is related to the polypharmacy which tends to increase with age. Anxiety, falling, loss of memory, extrapyramidal system findings, constipation and incognisance [14,15]
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