Pedro Moreira

Dental Medicine, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal

Publications

  • Research Article   
    Prevalence of Prosthetic Stomatitis and Risk Factors in a Sample of Institutionalized Elderly
    Author(s): Luís Azevedo, David Martins, Mário Fonseca, Pedro Moreira, Patrícia Couto and Nélio Veiga*

    Background:Prosthetic stomatitis is a medical term used to describe inflammatory changes in the response of the oral mucosa to a prosthesis. This pathology is characterized by erythema and is located below the partial or total prosthesis, both in the maxilla and in the mandible. The main causes of this pathology may be related with poor oral hygiene, non-rest of the prosthesis and local or systemic immunodeficiencies. Objective:Determinationoftheprevalenceof prosthetic stomatitis and causal factors in a sample of institutionalized elderly with removable prosthesis. Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed in which the participants are institutionalized elderly in different nursing homes of the city of Viseu, Portugal. Participants were institutionalized elderly in different nursing homes with removabl.. Read More»

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