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Abstract
The main conditions of interest when considering the epidemiology of oral diseases among older people are tooth loss, dental caries, periodontitis, dry mouth and oral pre-cancer/cancer, along with oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). This article presents an overview of what is known about the epidemiology of each of the main conditions of interest among older populations.Entities:
Keywords: dental caries; dry mouth; epidemiology; older people; oral mucosa; periodontal diseases; tooth loss; xerostomia
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24446974 DOI: 10.1111/ger.12085
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gerodontology ISSN: 0734-0664 Impact factor: 2.980