Oral health problems and needs in nursing home residents in Northern Italy

Community Dental Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 231-236

  Ferro, R ^a   Besostri, A ^a   Strohmenger, L ^b   Mazzucchelli, L ^b   Paoletti, G ^b   Senna, A ^b   Stellini, E ^c   Mazzoleni, S ^c  

^a Cittadella General Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Nursing home; Oral health status; Oral needs

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING HOME; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICS; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTURE REPAIR; DENTURES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; MOUTH, EDENTULOUS; NURSING HOMES; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 57749086797     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_1994Ferro06     Document Type: Article

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