Incidence of tooth loss and prosthodontic dental care: Effect on chewing difficulty onset, a component of oral health-related quality of life

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 880-885

  Gilbert, Gregg H ^a,c   Meng, Xiaoxian ^a   Duncan, R Paul ^b   Shelton, Brent J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Univ of Alabama School of Dentistry   (United States)

Author keywords

Chewing difficulty; Longitudinal study; Prosthodontics; Quality of life; Tooth loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; DENTAL CARE; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTICATION; ONSET AGE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DENTAL PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASTICATION; ORAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 2942702163     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52253.x     Document Type: Article

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