Caries occurrence in a fluoridated and a nonfluoridated town in Finland: A retrospective study using longitudinal data from public dental records

Caries Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 308-314

  Seppa L ^a   Hausen, H ^a   Karkkainen S ^a   Larmas, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Filling; Water fluoridation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FLUORIDATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RECORDS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FLUORIDATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036730288     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000065960     Document Type: Article

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