The influence of various fluoride exposures on the prevalence of esthetic problems resulting from dental fluorosis

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 144-149

  Clark, D Christopher ^a   Berkowitz, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dental fluorosis; Esthetic problems; Fluoride; Risk predictors

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLUORIDATION; HUMAN; INCISOR; MAXILLA; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; DENTIFRICES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FLUORIDATION; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; INCISOR; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAXILLA; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0031156344     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1997.tb02965.x     Document Type: Article

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