Drinking water fluoride levels, dental fluorosis, and caries experience in Brazil

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 226-228

  Cortes, Denise Fonseca ^b   Ellwood, Roger Phillip ^a,c   O'Mullane, Dennis M ^c   De Magalhaes Bastos, Jose Roberto ^b  

^a Dental Health Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Dental fluorosis; Dental public health; TF index; Water fluoridation

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCISOR; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TOOTH DISEASE; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FLUORIDATION; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; INCISOR; MAXILLA; MOLAR; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0030155123     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1996.tb02441.x     Document Type: Article

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