Separate models with different physical and disability outcome as dichotomized dependent variable were performed with tooth class (0, 1–7, 8–19, and 20+ teeth, reference group was 0 teeth) as exposure
Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of gingivitis and calculus and their predictors in a population of adults in Brazil. A representative sample of 758 adults from 35 to 59
IntroductionThe global population is aging. Although aging populations experience a high burden of dental and systemic diseases, few studies have described the oral microbiota in aging population-base