Caries experience of institutionalized elderly and its association with dementia and functional status

International Journal of Dental Hygiene

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 122-127

  Philip, P ^a   Rogers, C ^b   Kruger, E ^a   Tennant, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Private Dental Practice   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caries; Dementia; Dentistry; Elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMENTIA; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DMF INDEX; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES;

EID: 84867210745     PISSN: 16015029     EISSN: 16015037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5037.2011.00525.x     Document Type: Article

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