Fluoride content of bottle drinking water in Saudi Arabia and its relation to the prescription of preventive regimens

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-35

  Paul, Tahir ^a   Almas, Khalid ^a   Maktabi, Aymen ^a  

^a Prince Sultan Military Medical City   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bottled water; Dental caries; Fluoride; Fluorosis

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIST; FLUORIDATION; SAUDI ARABIA; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0031943220     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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