Comparison of two indices of caries patterns in 3-6 year old Brazilian children from areas with different fluoridation histories

International Dental Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 378-385

  Dini, Ercilia L ^a,b   Holt, Ruth D ^a   Bedi, Raman ^a  

^a Eastman Dental Institute ^*

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE;

AGE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANINE TOOTH; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCISOR; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; TIME; WATER SUPPLY;

AGE FACTORS; BRAZIL; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CUSPID; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL FISSURES; DMF INDEX; FLUORIDATION; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; INCISOR; MOLAR; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0032134325     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.1998.tb00700.x     Document Type: Review

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