Poor Dental Status and Oral Hygiene Practices in Institutionalized Older People in Northeast Brazil

In this study we describe the dental status and oral hygiene practices in institutionalized older people and identify factors associated with poor dental status. A cross-sectional study was performed in a nursing home in Fortaleza, the capital of Ceará State (northeast Brazil). The number of decayed...

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Autores principales: Ribeiro Gaião, Luciene, Leitão de Almeida, Maria Eneide, Bezerra Filho, José Gomes, Leggat, Peter, Heukelbach, Jorg
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2836820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20339459
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/846081

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2836820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20339459
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/846081

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