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SUBMITTER: Michele Lolita Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4655062 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Michele Lolita Yotat Y Ashu Michael Agbor A Hubert Ntumba N Florence Djachechi D Jacques Bolenge B
International journal of dentistry 20151108
Objectives. The aim of this study was to determine the oral health status of elderly persons in Tonga, West Region of Cameroon. Methodology. This is a cross-sectional study of persons of at least 65 years, living in Tonga village, West Region of Cameroon. Results. A total of 183 persons aged between 65 and 94 years, mean age of 73 years ±7 s.d., 83 (45,4%) males, and 100 (54,6%) females participated in the study. The most represented age range was 65-74 years (60.1%); 86 (47.3%) and elders above ...[more]