Oral health conditions and activities of daily living in an elderly population in Brazil

Abstract Objective: To analyze the relationship between the oral health status and functional capacity in performing basic activities of daily living of a population of elderly persons. Method: A cross-sectional population-based study with 441 individuals aged 60 years or over both genders was per...

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Main Authors: Diviane Alves da Silva, Yan Nogueira Leite de Freitas, Tamires Carneiro de Oliveira, Romerito Lins da Silva, Carla Patrícia de Castro Pegado, Kenio Costa de Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti) 2016-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232016000600917&tlng=en