Oral health status and care of institutionalized elderly individuals in Lebanon

• Main Authors: Antoine Choufani (Author), Marysette Folliguet (Author), Nada El-Osta (Author), Sahar Rammal (Author), Mounir Doumit (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Oral health of the elderly is a major public health challenge. Data on oral health and dental care of the institutionalized elderly is lacking in Lebanon. Aims: (1) Assess the oral health of Lebanese people aged 65 years and over living in residential facilities; and (2) identify factors...