Background: Oral diseases and their impact on health and quality of life have now evolved
into a polarized epidemiological state in which their incidence is especially affecting the
most vulnerable in the population: the elderly, especially those with low incomes
economical. On the other hand, the noticeable increase observed in the proportion of older
adults in developing countries such as Iraq during the last decades. Such a high proportion
of older adults is causing an increase in their stomatological care needs that necessitate …