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

Subhash Salunke | Zendy; Vinod K. Shah | Zendy; Truls Østbye | Zendy; Anjali Gandhi | Zendy; Deepak Phalgune | Zendy; Matilda Olajumoke Ogundare | Zendy; Vaidehi Sable | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Subhash Salunke,

Vinod K. Shah,

Truls Østbye,

Anjali Gandhi,

Deepak Phalgune,

Matilda Olajumoke Ogundare,

Vaidehi Sable

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

indian journal of dental research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1998-3603

pISSN - 0970-9290

DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_356_17

Subject(s) - medicine , toothbrush , population , dentistry , tooth brushing , public health , oral health , environmental health , dentures , gerontology , nursing , brush , electrical engineering , engineering

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 rise and is a subject of growing concern for public health policy. Hence, an attempt was made to study factors influencing decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index, oral health awareness, and dental treatment-seeking behavior of elderly population.

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