Oral health care needs in the dependant elderly in India
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Oral care needs, barriers and challenges among elderly in India
OBJECTIVE This paper presents an approach to the assessment of oral health needs of elderly and barriers to receive oral care in the life course. BACKGROUND The dental needs of the elderly are changing and growing day by day. The management of older patients requires not only an understanding of the medical and dental aspects of ageing but also provide them good oral health service. In the li...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Palliative Care
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0973-1075
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.97344