Decrease in and polarization of dental caries occurrence among child and youth populations, 1976–1993

Caries Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 161-165

  Vehkalahti, Miira ^a   Tarkkonen, Lauri ^a   Varsio, Sinikka ^a   Heikkildä, Pia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Dental caries; Occurrence; Polarization; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TOOTH;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; FINLAND; HUMANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOOTH; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 0030624542     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000262392     Document Type: Article

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