Edentulousness, denture wear and denture needs of Indian elderly - A community-based study

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 467-476

  Shah, N ^a   Parkash, H ^a   Sunderam, K R ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Denture need; Denture wear; Diet; Edentulousness; Geriatric oral health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMMUNITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTURE; DIET; EDENTULOUSNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTICATION; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URBAN AREA; VEGETARIAN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL RESTORATION WEAR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH, EDENTULOUS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 2642579744     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2004.01260.x     Document Type: Article

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