Prevalence of oral soft tissue lesions and medical assessment of geriatric outpatients in North India

• Main Authors: Sameer Rastogi (Author), Pallak Arora (Author), Shalini Kapoor (Author), Sartaj Singh Wazir (Author), Shirin Vashishth (Author), Vandana Sharma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Oral health reflects overall well-being for the elderly population. Compromised oral health may be a risk factor for systemic diseases commonly occurring in old age. Oral health evaluation should be an integral part of the physical examination, and dentistry is essential to qualify ger...