Caries-preventive methods used for children and adolescents in Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 144-151

  Kallestål, Carina ^a   Wang, Nina J ^b   Petersen, Poul Erik ^c   Arnadottir, Inga B ^d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Dental caries prevention; Dietary advice; Fissure sealants; Fluoride; Oral hygiene education

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE VARNISH; TOOTHPASTE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DIET; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; ICELAND; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCANDINAVIA;

ADOLESCENT; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DENTAL CARIES; DIET; FLUORIDES; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; ICELAND; ORAL HYGIENE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SCANDINAVIA; TOOTHPASTE;

EID: 0033109657     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1999.tb02004.x     Document Type: Article

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