Health promotion through structured oral hygiene and good tooth alignment

Aim: Periodontal diseases and caries are two of the most common forms of chronic degenerative diseases, with consequences not only for the oral cavity manifesting as tooth loss, orofacial pain and xerostomia, but also with effects on the cardiovascular system and, in the elderly, on the pneumonia ra...

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Main Authors: Kramer, Axel, Splieth, Christian
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2022-05-01
Series:GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
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Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2022-17/dgkh000411.shtml