Trends In Geriodontics Publication: A Specialty Emerging In Brazil
- Jordão do Amaral, Ana Karênina de Freitas
- Vasconcelos, Ana Karina Moreira de
- Freitas, Ana Zuli Vidal Moreira de
- Macedo, Marcela Leiros Maciel
- Alves, Mônica Rocha Rodrigues
- Holanda, Maria de Fátima Duarte de
- Piagge, Carmem Silva Laureano Dalle
DOIAbstract
The population of Brazil and the world is aging. The great challenge is to grow old by maintaining quality of life with health, including oral health. The objective of this study was to identify the recurrent themes in Geriodontics, through a bibliometric survey, using the database of Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), conducted in 2016. Geriodontics, as a relatively new specialty, presents major challenges related to the elderly population (oral health, prostheses, periodontics, for example). In view of a historical context of aging and increased elderly population, there is a concern to deepen the studies in relation to the subject. Knowing the problems allows offering a better service with quality and ad...
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