Evaluation of the oral health status of the people aged 65 years and over living in near rural district of Middle Anatolia, TurkeyRana Nalcaci
Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Kirikkale University, Mimar Sinan Street No 25, 71100 Kirikkale, Turkey
Arch Gerontol Geriatr 45:55-64. 2007
..05). Low literacy level and female gender are found to be high-risk groups for tooth loss. Community-based oral disease prevention programs should be implemented to reduce the risk for tooth loss in this population...
Self-reported denture hygiene habits and oral tissue conditions of complete denture wearersIlgi Baran
Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Kirikkale University, Yeni Dogan Mah, Mimar Sinan Cad, No 25, 71100 Kirikkale, Turkey
Arch Gerontol Geriatr 49:237-41. 2009
..The degree of denture hygiene was significantly associated with age, sex, education, general health status, smoking status, self-perception of halitosis, overnight denture removal and denture immersion habits...
- Dyskeratosis congenita: clinical report and review of the literature
I Baran
Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey
Int J Dent Hyg 8:68-74. 2010
..Prosthetic treatments were carried out after establishing optimal oral health. This treatment option appears beneficial in this patient, resulting in rehabilitation of occlusion and less mechanical irritation to the oral mucosa...
- Self-reported problems before and after prosthodontic treatments according to newly created Turkish version of oral health impact profile
Ilgi Baran
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Kirikkale, 71100 Kirikkale, Turkey
Arch Gerontol Geriatr 53:e99-105. 2011
..The number of problems decreased substantially after prosthodontic treatment. The profile of pretreatment and post-treatment problems differed substantially, but in general, only a few problems remained after adaptation to new dentures...
- Factors associated with self-reported halitosis (SRH) and perceived taste disturbance (PTD) in elderly
Rana Nalcaci
Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Kirikkale University, Mimar Sinan Street No 25, 71100 Kirikkale, Turkey
Arch Gerontol Geriatr 46:307-16. 2008
..Other factors with significant associations included older age and lower education levels. Smoking was found to be associated with SRH...
- Oral malodor and removable complete dentures in the elderly
Rana Nalcaci
Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 105:e5-9. 2008
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