Table of contents

  • List of tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Explanatory note
  • Introduction
    • Background
    • Aims of the study
    • Study components
  • Methods
    • Ethical implications of the dental inspections
    • Timeline, study design, sample size and sampling
    • Measurement of variables, instruments of measurement and collection of data
    • Database maintenance and analysis of data
  • Participation rates
  • Results
    • Comparison of existing and new nursing home residents
    • Incidence and increments of oral diseases
  • Discussion
  • Conclusions
  • References