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Oral Biofilm Sampling for Microbiome Analysis in Healthy Children
Published on: December 31, 2017
[Prevalence of stomalgy and its causes in people of different age]
D A Libih1, A K Iordanishvili2,3, G A Ryzhak1
1Saint-Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology, Saint-Petersburg, 197110, Russian Federation; vladimirpiter@mail.ru.
Abstract:
On the basis of analysis of primary medical records of 9 158 (3 329 males and 5 829 females) patients of average, elderly and old age of outpatient clinics the prevalence of pain and paresthesys of the oral mucosa and tongue was studied. Profile of outpatient medical institutions, where people suffering from painful phenomena and paresthesys of the oral mucosa pass examination and treatment was defined. The causal factors that play a role in the origin and development of this disease in patients of older age groups were established.
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