Low birth weight and dental fluorosis: Is there an association?

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 167-171

  Kumar, Jayanth V ^a   Swango, Philip A ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of New Mexico ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

African American; Dental fluorosis; Fluoride supplements; Low birth weight

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FLUORIDATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MOLAR TOOTH; NEGRO; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FLUORIDATION; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOLAR; NEW YORK; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0034208742     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2000.tb03323.x     Document Type: Article

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