Oral health in the elderly patient and its impact on general well-being: A nonsystematic review

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 10, Issue , 2015, Pages 461-467

  Gil Montoya, José Antonio ^a   de Mello, Ana Lucia Ferreira ^b   Barrios, Rocío ^c   Gonzalez Moles, Miguel Angel ^c   Bravo, Manuel ^c  

^a Granada School of Dentistry   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c School of Dentistry   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elderly; Oral health; Oral health related quality of life; Well being

Indexed keywords

AGING; DENTAL CARIES; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MASTICATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH ULCER; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STATUS; STOMATITIS; WELLBEING; XEROSTOMIA; AGED; HEALTH; MOUTH DISEASES; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TOOTH DISEASES;

AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MASTICATION; MOUTH DISEASES; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; TOOTH DISEASES;

EID: 84922715774     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S54630     Document Type: Review

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