Self-perceived oral function in elderly residents in a suburban area of Stockholm, Sweden

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 195-201

  Andersson, Kerstin ^a,b   Gustafsson, Anders ^a   Buhlin, Kåre ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chewing ability; Elderly; Mouth dryness; Oral function; Oral health; Self reported health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTURE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MASTICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; POPULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TOOTH CALCULUS; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; DENTURES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MASTICATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SUBURBAN POPULATION; SWEDEN; TOOTH LOSS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 13744255269     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a9474     Document Type: Article

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