Tooth loss and coronal caries of elderly residents in Singapore

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 300-301

  Loh, T ^a,d   Ow, R K K ^b   Neo, J ^b   Khoo, J ^c   Lim, L P ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c Institute of Dental Health ^*

^d Institute of Dental Health   (Singapore)

Author keywords

DMFT; Edentulism; Elderly; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS; TOOTH CROWN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SINGAPORE; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 0030203690     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1996.tb00865.x     Document Type: Article

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