Oral health profile status and treatment needs in the Salvadoran elderly population: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Guillermo Alfonso Aguirre Escobar (Author), Ruth Fernández de Quezada (Author), Wendy Yesenia Escobar de González (Author), Katleen Argentina Aguirre de Rodríguez (Author), Ángel Gil de Miguel (Author), Francisco José Rivas Cartagena (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Older adults are a highly vulnerable group in their general health condition, including oral health that can be influenced by different factors, among them, changes in oral tissues inherent to the physiological processes of aging and by systemic condition. In El Salvador, it is...