Multiple sclerosis, dental caries and fillings: A case-control study

British Dental Journal

Volumn 187, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 261-264

  McGrother, C W ^a   Dugmore, C ^b   Phillips, M J ^a   Raymond, N T ^a   Garrick, P ^c   Baird, W O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Pasley Road Dental Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; LEAD; MERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RANDOMIZATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BODY BURDEN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0033546825     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800255a     Document Type: Article

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