Older People Living in Nursing Homes: An Oral Health Screening Survey in Florence, Italy

Older People Living in Nursing Homes: An Oral Health Screening Survey in Florence, Italy

The oral health state plays an important role in the concept of ‘elderly frailty’, since institutionalized older people are prone to suffering from bad oral conditions. The aim of this study is to assess the state of oral health in the older residents of nursing homes and to meas...

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Main Authors: Fabrizio Chiesi, Maddalena Grazzini, Maddalena Innocenti, Barbara Giammarco, Enrico Simoncini, Giuseppe Garamella, Patrizio Zanobini, Caterina Perra, Lorenzo Baggiani, Chiara Lorini, Guglielmo Bonaccorsi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
oral health
dental care
elderly frailty
nursing home
cognitive state
functional autonomy
malnutrition risk
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/18/3492

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