Geriatric Oral Health: The Role of Oral Disease Prevention in Vulnerable Patients

¹ Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Fundamental and Biomedical Sciences, INSERM UMP-S1124 Paris Cite University, France. 45 rue des Saints Pères.

INNOSC Theranostics and Pharmacological Sciences 2021, 4(1), 966 https://doi.org/10.36922/itps.v4i1.966

Published: 4 June 2021

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Oral health

Geriatric patients

Prevention

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