Oral health status and treatment need among institutionalized elderly in India

Oral health status and treatment need among institutionalized elderly in India

Aim: To assess the oral health status and treatment needs among elderly people aged 60 years and above residing as inmates in the old age homes of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Settings and Design: A cross-sectional study was performed to determine the oral health status and tre...

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Main Authors: S Sabiha Shaheen, Suhas Kulkarni, Dolar Doshi, Srikanth Reddy, Padma Reddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dental Research
Subjects:
Edentulousness
elderly inmates
old age homes
oral health
oral mucosal lesions
treatment needs
Online Access:http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2015;volume=26;issue=5;spage=493;epage=499;aulast=Shaheen

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