Relationship of socioeconomic background to oral hygiene, gingival status, and dental caries in children

Quintessence International

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 195-198

  Taani, Dafi Quteish ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Gingival status; Oral hygiene; Schoolchildren; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PERIODONTICS; POVERTY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH CALCULUS; TOOTH PLAQUE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE INDEX; PERIODONTAL INDEX; POVERTY; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0036513338     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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