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Dental caries and diabetes in the elderly population in San Juan, Puerto Rico
(University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, 2010-08)
People 65 years or older constitute 11.2% of the population in Puerto Rico, where the prevalence of diabetes is 31.9%. It has been hypothesized that diabetes could be a risk factor for caries due to increased glucose in ...