Enamel Fluoride Concentrations in Unerupted Third Molars and the Influence of Fluoridated Water on Caries Scores

Caries Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-87

  Mestriner, W ^a   Polizello, A C M ^b   Spadaro, A C C ^b  

^a Faculty of Dentistry   (Japan)

^b Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acid etch; Enamel; Fluoride; Human; Unerupted teeth; Water supply

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL ACID ETCHING; ENAMEL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH; WATER SUPPLY;

ACID ETCHING, DENTAL; BRAZIL; CHILD; DENTAL ENAMEL; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOLAR, THIRD; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TOOTH, UNERUPTED; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0030338199     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000262141     Document Type: Article

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