Use and need of removable dental prostheses in an institutionalized Brazilian elderly population: a cross-sectional study

Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the use and need of conventional removable prostheses (total and partial) and their associated factors among institutionalized elders. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1003 elderly people living in non-profit private long-term care institutions...

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Main Authors: Bruno Luís de Carvalho VIEIRA, Larissa Pereira de MORAIS, Fabiana VARGAS-FERREIRA, Mirna Rodrigues Costa GUIMARÃES, Flávio Freitas MATTOS, Andréa Maria Duarte VARGAS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2021-12-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242021000100303&tlng=en