Oral health among white, black, and Mexican-American elders: An examination of edentulism and dental caries

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 308-317

  Wu, Bei ^a   Liang, Jersey ^b   Plassman, Brenda L ^c   Remle, R Corey ^d   Bai, Lina ^e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Mexican Americans; Older adults; Oral health disparity

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTAL SURGERY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDENTULOUSNESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUTH DISEASE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; POVERTY; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, DENTAL; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MEDICAID; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUTH, EDENTULOUS; ORAL HEALTH; POVERTY; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOOTH LOSS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82455209024     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2011.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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