Prevalence and severity of Periodontal disease among institutionalized elderly in Baghdad-Iraq
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https://doi.org/10.32828/mdj.v2i1.1056Keywords:
Periodontal disease, institutionalized elderly, gingivitis, plaque indexAbstract
This research analyzes data {rom dentate institutionalized elderly in Baghdad city .
The study population comprised (100) dentate elderly ranging in age from 50-100 years
27( males and 28 females) .Results showed that Prevalence of gingivitis was 100%
among the elderly in both sexes and that the severity is higher among females for score 3
and 2 of plaque index .
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