Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 192-193, December 2003

Lower Activities of Daily Living (ADL) index scores of functionally dependent elderly patients correlate with poorer oral hygiene, poorer condition of fixed and removable prostheses, and greater need for prosthodontic treatment

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Abstract 

Original Article

Catovic A, Bergman V, Catic A. Qualitative evaluation of elderly home residents' fixed and removable prostheses in relation to the ADL index. J Dent 2003;31(1):3–8.

Level of Evidence

2b

Purpose

To evaluate the quality of fixed and removable prostheses in a group of elderly home residents in relation to the ADL index

Source of Funding

Government

Type of Study/Design

Case-control study

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PII: S1532-3382(03)00099-X

doi:10.1016/j.jebdp.2003.09.003

Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 192-193, December 2003

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