Can dentures improve the quality of life of those who have experienced considerable tooth loss?

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 243-246

  McGrath, Colman ^a   Bedi, Raman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dentures; Oral rehabilitation; Outcome measures; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DENTURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DENTURES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLING STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 0035345883     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-5712(00)00063-4     Document Type: Article

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