Epidemiology of oral health conditions in older people

Epidemiology of oral health conditions in older people

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gerodontology 2014-02, Vol.31 (s1), p.9-16
1. Verfasser: Murray Thomson, William
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aged
dental caries
Dentistry
dry mouth
epidemiology
Global Health - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Mouth Diseases - epidemiology
older people
oral mucosa
periodontal diseases
Periodontitis - epidemiology
Population Dynamics
Quality of Life
Tooth Diseases - epidemiology
tooth loss
Tooth Loss - epidemiology
xerostomia
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0734-0664
1741-2358
DOI:10.1111/ger.12085