OBJECTIVE: to approach the characteristics of the orthodontic treatment in aged patients, because the increase of life expectancy resulted in a bigger number of these kind of patients looking for orthodontic treatment. METHODS: an evaluation of the literature show a series of factors as: systemic disease, medicine utilization, condition of the buccal health, amount of alveolar bone, patients’ motivations and occlusal stability after the orthodontic therapy. To demonstrate the orthodontic treatment in the aged patient two clinical cases are presented. CONCLUSIONS: the orthodontic treatment represents a viable intervention in the aged patients, since that carried through with soft forces, considering the limitations of each case and respecting the inherent characteristics to these patients.
Geriatric dentistry; Orthodontics; Aged patient; Aging health
