Changes in dental health and dental health habits from 3 to 5 years of age

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 270-274

  Mattila, Marja Leena ^a,b   Paunio, Päivi ^b   Rautava, Päivi ^a   Ojanlatva, Ansa ^b   Sillanpää, Matti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b City of Turku Health Care   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children's dental health; Health education; Preventive dental care; Quality of preventive dental care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DENTIN; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENAMEL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SUGAR INTAKE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTIN; DIETARY SUCROSE; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; RISK FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0032150883     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1998.tb03008.x     Document Type: Article

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