The efficacy and effectiveness of a primary preventive dental programme in non-fluoridated areas of Victoria, Australia

Community Dental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 263-271

  Morgan, Michael V ^a   Campain, Adele C ^a   Adams, Geoff G ^a   Crowley, Steven J ^b   Wright, F A Clive ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comprehensive preventive programme; Dental caries; Effectiveness; Efficacy; Fluoride mouthrinse; Pit and fissure sealants

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FISSURE SEALANT; FLUORIDE SODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MOUTHWASHES; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORAL HYGIENE; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SODIUM FLUORIDE; VICTORIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0032249229     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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