Oral mucosal alterations among the institutionalized elderly in Brazil
This study determined the prevalence of oral mucosal alterations and associated factors among the institutionalized elderly in Brazil. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire, a review of their medical records and an intra-oral examination. A sample of 335 individuals over 60 years of...
Main Authors: | Raquel Conceição Ferreira, Cláudia Silami de Magalhães, Allyson Nogueira Moreira |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica
2010-09-01
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Series: | Brazilian Oral Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242010000300007 |
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