Early dental caries risk assessment and prevention in pre-school children: Evaluation of a new strategy for dental care in a field study

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 261-266

  Wendt, Lill Kari ^a   Carlsson, Ellinor ^b   Hallonsten, Anna Lena ^b   Birkhed, Dowen ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR POSTGRADUATE DENTAL EDUCATION   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Caries prevalence; Epidemiology; Field study; Pre school children; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE VARNISH;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; TIME;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HUMANS; INFANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035487395     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000163501750541101     Document Type: Article

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