Ingestion of fluoride dentifrice by a group of mentally handicapped children during toothbrushing

Quintessence International

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 409-411

  Chan, Joseph C Y ^a   O'Donnell, David ^b,c  

^a MacLehose Medical Rehabilitation Centre   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE SODIUM; TOOTHPASTE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SWALLOWING; TOOTH BRUSHING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEGLUTITION; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTIFRICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0030155359     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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