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	Aging Introduction
	Burt, B. Periodontitis and Aging: reviewing recent evidence. JADA. 125: 273; 1994.
	Page, R.C. Periodontal diseases in the elderly: a critical evaluation of current information. Gerodont., 3:63; 1984.

Immunology and Oral Microbiology in Aging

	Holm-Pedersen, P., H. Agerbaek, E. Theilade.: Experimental gingivitis in young and elderly individuals. J. Clin Periodontol. 2:4, 1975
	Holm-Pedersen, P. and H. Löe. Wound healing in the gingiva of young and old individuals. Scand. J. Dent. Res., 79: 40; 1971.
	Kindlova, M., L. Mrklas, Z. Broukal, and L.V. Povysilova. The influence of plaque microbes spectrum on the development and healing of periodontal lesions in rats. J. Perio. Res., 20: 621;

Aging of the Periodontium

	Tonna, E. Factors (Aging) affecting bone and cementum. J. Perio., 42: 267; 1976.
	Barnett, N. and D. Rowe. A comparison of alveolar bone in young and aged mice. J. Periodontal, 57: 447; 1986.
	Lopez, R.F. Carranza, Jr., and R. Cabrini. Histometric study of age changes in interradicular bone of Wistar rats. J. Perio Res., 2: 40; 1967.
	Berylunh, T., Lindhe, J., Sterret, J.D. Clinical and structural characteristics of periodontal tissues in young and old dogs. J Clin Periodonotlol. 18 (8) ;616- 23, 1991
	Papapanou et al. : Considerations on the contribution of ageing to loss of periodontal tissue support C Clin Periodontol 1991 18: 611-615

Aging and Attached Gingiva

	Ryan, E., P., Toto, and A. Gargiulo. Aging in human attached gingival epithelium. J. Dent. Res., 53; 74; 1974.
	Ainamo, A., J. Ainamo, and R. Poikkeus. Continuous widening of the band of attached gingiva from 23-65 years of age.

Epidemiological Studies

	Schei, O., J Waerhaug, A. Lovdal, and A. Arno. Alveolar bone loss as related to oral hygiene and age. J. Periodontal., 30: 7; 1959.
	Hansen, G.C. An epidemiologic investigation of the effects of biologic aging on the breakdown of periodontal tissue. J. Periodontal., 44: 269; 1 1973.
	Roper, R., Knerr, E., Gocka, G., Stahl, S. Periodontal disease in aged individuals. J Perio 43: 304, 1972
	Douglass, C., Gillings, D., Sollecito, W., Gammon, M.: The potential for increase in the periodontal disease of the aged population. J. Perio.545:721, 1983
	Bomberg, T. Improving the dental office environment for the older patient. J. Am. Dent. Assoc., 108:789; 1984.
	Douglass, C., Fox, C.H., Tennstedt, S.L., Joshi, A., Feldman, H.A., Mcguire, S.M., Mckinlay, J.B. Oral health status of the elderly in New England. J. Gerohtol. 48(2): M39-46, 1993

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