The oral hygiene and gingival health of paraplegic inpatients - A cross-sectional survey

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 198-200

  Addy, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gingivitis; Handicapped; Oral hygiene; Plaque

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVA DISEASE; GINGIVITIS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; PARAPLEGIA; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTICS; PREVALENCE; QUADRIPLEGIA; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; GINGIVAL DISEASES; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; GINGIVITIS; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HYGIENE; ORAL HYGIENE INDEX; PARAPLEGIA; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PREVALENCE; QUADRIPLEGIA;

EID: 0031085085     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1997.tb00491.x     Document Type: Article

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