Malnutrition and Developmental Defects of Enamel in 2- To 6-Year-Old Saudi Boys

Caries Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 181-192

  Rugg Gunn, A J ^a   Al Mohammadi, S M ^a   Butler, T J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enamel defects; Malnutrition; Primary teeth

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DRINKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENAMEL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MILK; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH INJURY; URINE;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL ENAMEL; DRINKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; MALE; MILK; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH INJURIES; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TOOTHBRUSHING; URBAN HEALTH; URINE;

EID: 0031637890     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016451     Document Type: Article

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