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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
[Periodontal status and possibilities of its optimization in elderly patients.]
L N Soldatova1,2, A K Iordanishvili1,3, L A Ermolaeva4
1S.M.Kirov Military Medical Academy, 6 Akademik Lebedeva str., St. Petersburg 194044, Russian Federation.
Abstract:
The study consists in studying the state of oral hygiene and periodontal tissues in elderly patients during dynamic follow-up for 12 months. Patients aged 61-74 years with inflammatory periodontal diseases and partial absence of natural teeth in both jaws were under observation. The study showed a significant improvement in oral hygiene and the condition of periodontal tissues in the elderly when using therapeutic and prophylactic products of domestic production for individual intraoral hygiene and professional oral hygiene at least four times a year.
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