Rampant early childhood dental decay: An example from Italy

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 159-166

  Petti, Stefano ^a   Cairella, Giulia ^a   Tarsitani, Gianfranco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavior; Early childhood caries; Milk; Mutans streptococci; Preschool children; Rampant caries; Rampant early childhood dental decay; Socioeconomic status; Yogurt

Indexed keywords

YOGHURT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BEVERAGE; BOTTLE FEEDING; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DIET; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCISOR; ITALY; MALE; MILK; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANIMALS; BEVERAGES; BOTTLE FEEDING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INCISOR; MALE; MILK; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROME; SOCIAL CLASS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; YOGURT;

EID: 0034208049     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2000.tb03322.x     Document Type: Article

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