Socio-demographic factors and edentulism: the Nigerian experience

• Main Authors: Akeredolu Patricia (Author), Olusile Adeyemi (Author), Esan Temitope (Author), Esan Ayodeji (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: BMC, 2004-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The rate of total edentulism is said to be increasing in developing countries and this had been attributed mainly to the high prevalence of periodontal diseases and caries. Several reports have shown that non-disease factors such as...