Oral changes in older patients: A clinician's guide

Quintessence International

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 773-780

  De Rossi, Scott S ^a   Slaughter, Yolanda Ann ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Decision making; Dental care; Diagnosing oral problems; Geriatrics; Oral health; Oral medicine

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; FACE PAIN; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MOUTH MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; TOOTH DISEASE; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; AGING; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; FACIAL PAIN; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MOUTH MUCOSA; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; TOOTH DISEASES; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 34548616182     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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