Associations between social inequality and tooth loss in a household sample of elderly Thai people aged ≥60 years old

• Main Authors: Srisilapanan P., Korwanich N., Lalloo R.
• Format: Article
• Published: Blackwell Munksgaard 2015
• Subjects: Dentistry (all); Geriatrics and Gerontology
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84904276010&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/37996
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Objective: To assess the relationship between social inequality and the number of remaining teeth in an elderly Thai population. Background: Having twenty or more remaining teeth is an important indicator of optimal oral health in the elderly. Methods: The data for this study were derived from the S...