Prevalence and Correlates of Dental Caries in an Elderly Population in Southern Vietnam: A Cross-Sectional Study

Trinh Ha, T. T.¹, Tong Minh Son¹, Duong Duc, M.^2,3*, Nguyen Thai Hung⁴, Nguyen Van Hien⁴, Pham Tuan Ngoc⁴ & Hoang Hai⁵

¹Hanoi Medical University, 1 Ton That Tung, Trung Tu, Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam
²Hanoi University of Public Health, 1A Duc Thang, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi, Vietnam
³International Maternal and Child Health (IMCH), Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
⁴Hospital 198, 9 Tran Binh, Mai Dich, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
⁵Vietnam Military Medical University, 160 Phung Hung, Ha Dong, Hanoi, Vietnam

Dr. Duong Duc, M., Hanoi University of Public Health, 1A Duc Thang, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Keywords: Elderly; Oral Health; Dental Caries; Geriatrict Oral Health; Southern Vietnam

Abstract

Background
The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence and association of some socio-demographic variables with dental caries amongst elderly people in a Southern province (Binh Duong) in Vietnam.
Methods
A community-based, cross-sectional study amongst 1350 elderly respondents

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