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Editorial
. 2023 Jun 27;20(13):6232.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph20136232.

Promoting Oral Health for Patients with Special Needs

Frédéric Denis  1   2   3 , Hervé Becquet  4 , Matthieu Renaud  1   2 , Guillaume Savard  1   2
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Editorial

Promoting Oral Health for Patients with Special Needs

Frédéric Denis et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

The problem of poor oral health among people with disabilities is common in many low-, middle- and high-income countries [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationship that could be constructed as a potential conflict of interest.

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