Poor Dental Status and Oral Hygiene Practices in Institutionalized Older People in Northeast Brazil

In this study we describe the dental status and oral hygiene practices in institutionalized older people and identify factors associated with poor dental status. A cross-sectional study was performed in a nursing home in Fortaleza, the capital of Ceará State (northeast Brazil). The number of decayed...

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Main Authors: Luciene Ribeiro Gaião, Maria Eneide Leitão de Almeida, José Gomes Bezerra Filho, Peter Leggat, Jorg Heukelbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:International Journal of Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/846081
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