Prevalence of dental caries, oral health awareness and treatment-seeking behavior of elderly population in rural Maharashtra

• Main Authors: Subhash Salunke (Author), Vinod Shah (Author), Truls Ostbye (Author), Anjali Gandhi (Author), Deepak Phalgune (Author), Matilda Olajumoke Ogundare (Author), Vaidehi Sable (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Objective: There have been numerous studies of oral health status of school children and young population; however, similar studies in elderly population in India are lacking. With advances in medical science and consequent increase in life expectancy, elderly population is on the ris...