Use and need of removable dental prostheses in an institutionalized Brazilian elderly population: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Bruno Luís de Carvalho VIEIRA (Author), Larissa Pereira de MORAIS (Author), Fabiana VARGAS-FERREIRA (Author), Mirna Rodrigues Costa GUIMARÃES (Author), Flávio Freitas MATTOS (Author), Andréa Maria Duarte VARGAS (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the use and need of conventional removable prostheses (total and partial) and their associated factors among institutionalized elders. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1003 elderly people living in non-profit private long-term care institutions...