Evaluation of preventive treatment by risk of caries among 13-year-olds

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 277-281

  Varsio, S ^a   Vehkalahti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Preventive treatment; Public oral health services; Quality of dental care; Risk of developing caries; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE VARNISH; PAINT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTIVATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; TOOTH ERUPTION;

ADOLESCENT; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL RECORDS; DMF INDEX; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORAL HYGIENE; PAINT; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; TOOTH ERUPTION;

EID: 0030203489     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1996.tb00859.x     Document Type: Article

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