The tooth wear index: A flawed epidemiological tool in an ageing population group

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 152-158

  Donachie, M A ^a   Walls, A W G ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Epidemiology; Tooth abrasion; Tooth erosion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; DENTAL CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TOOTH DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; ENGLAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TOOTH ABRASION; TOOTH EROSION;

EID: 0030119582     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1996.tb00833.x     Document Type: Article

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