A potential link between oral status and hearing impairment: Preliminary observations

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 306-310

  Peeters, J ^a   Naert, I ^a,d   Carette, E ^b   Manders, E ^b   Jacobs, R ^c  

^a UZ St Raphaël   (Belgium)

^b Dept of Logopedics and Audiology ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air conduction; Bone conduction; Complete denture; Hearing loss; Occlusal vertical dimension; Oral status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; BONE CONDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NOISE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

EID: 2342447152     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2003.01252.x     Document Type: Article

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