EVALUATION OF CAVITIES AND ORAL HYGIENE IN ELDERLY FEMALE RESIDENTS IN A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY

• Main Authors: Clóris Regina Blanski Grden (Author), Luciane Patrícia Andreani Cabral (Author), Pollyanna Kássia de Oliveira Borges (Author), Camila Soeiro de Sousa do Nascimento (Author), Lídia Dalgallo Zarpellon (Author), Carla Luiza da Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Quantitative descriptive research, aiming to evaluate cavities and oral hygiene among elderly residents in a Long-Term Care Facility for the Elderly, in the municipality of Ponta Grossa in the state of Paraná, in 2011. The results indicate predominance of: age range between 71-75 years old (n=13; 3...