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Assessment of the oral hygiene of institutionalized elderly people: reflections...
Cunha, Élida de Sousa; Franco, Eric Jacomino; Gomes, Lucy Oliveira; Silva, Henrique Salmazo; Miranda, Alexandre FrancoThis study investigated and described the oral hygiene condition of the elderly people living at a nursing home in a city of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Cross, descriptive and quantitative study. Most of the assessed elderly people were edentulous, not making use of dental prosthesis, and showing a subclinical coating on the dorsum of the tongue. The collected data reinforce the necessity of improving ...
Influenza vaccination and mortality profile of older adults in Brazil
Soares, Andresa Cunha; Furioso, Audrey Cecília Tonet; Moraes, Clayton Franco; Gomes, Lucy Oliveira; Nóbrega, Otávio ToledoThe present study aimed to verify the interplay between influenza vaccination and mortality rates due to respiratory diseases among Brazilian older adults. Observational study (longitudinal ecological type), using data obtained from secondary and ministerial public databases. Among the older adults, there was no correlation between cumulative vaccination coverage and mortality rates owing to respiratory disease...