Oral mucosal alterations among the institutionalized elderly in Brazil

• Main Authors: Raquel Conceição Ferreira (Author), Cláudia Silami de Magalhães (Author), Allyson Nogueira Moreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study determined the prevalence of oral mucosal alterations and associated factors among the institutionalized elderly in Brazil. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire, a review of their medical records and an intra-oral examination. A sample of 335 individuals over 60 years of...