Chewing disability in older adults attributable to tooth loss and other oral conditions

Gerodontology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 106-110

  Singh, Kiran A ^a   Brennan, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

chewing ability; oral health; population attributable fraction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DENTURE; FACE PAIN; GINGIVITIS; HEALTH; HUMAN; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH PAIN;

AGED; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DENTURES; FACIAL PAIN; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; ORAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TOOTH DISEASES; TOOTH FRACTURES; TOOTH LOSS; TOOTHACHE;

EID: 84861592122     PISSN: 07340664     EISSN: 17412358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2010.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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