Dental caries and dental fluorosis at varying water fluoride concentrations

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 136-143

  Heller, Keith E ^a   Eklund, Stephen A ^b   Burt, Brian A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Caries prevention; Dental caries; Dental fluorosis; Epidemiology; Fluoride; Water fluoridation

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE VARNISH;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TABLET; TOOTH DISEASE; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; FLUORIDES; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTHWASHES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOLUTIONS; TABLETS; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0031156343     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1997.tb02964.x     Document Type: Article

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