Is the shortened dental arch an underused treatment strategy in the Republic of Ireland?

Community Dental Health

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 265-268

  Guiney, Helena ^a   McKenna, G ^a   Whelton, H ^a   O'Mullane, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dentures; Edentulous; Older adults; Partially dentate; Shortened dental arch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANINE TOOTH; DENTURE; EDENTULOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISOR; IRELAND; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TOOTH ARCH;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BICUSPID; CUSPID; DENTAL ARCH; DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE, COMPLETE; DENTURE, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCISOR; IRELAND; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

EID: 83255161965     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2579Guiney04     Document Type: Article

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