Impact of dental care on oral health-related quality of life and treatment goals among elderly adults

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-33

  Gagliardi, D I ^a   Slade, G D ^a   Sanders, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dental care; Elderly; Goal attainment; Oral health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTURE; EDENTULOUSNESS; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MASTICATION; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTURES; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GOALS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; MALE; MASTICATION; ORAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 41849141640     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2007.00005.x     Document Type: Article

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