Lack of oral health awareness and interdisciplinary dental care: a survey in patients prior to endoprosthesis and orthopaedic centres in Germany

• Main Authors: Gerhard Schmalz (Author), Carina Lenzen (Author), Florentine Reuschel (Author), Fabian Fenske (Author), Rainer Haak (Author), Szymon Goralski (Author), Andreas Roth (Author), Dirk Ziebolz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives This cross-sectional survey aimed to evaluate the oral health behaviour of patients prior to endoprosthesis (EP), as well as the handling of oral health topics by German orthopaedic surgeons. Materials and methods Consecutive patients prior to EP answered a questionnaire regardin...