Fluorosis is it really a problem?

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 133, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1405-1407

  Bowen, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENAMEL; FLUORIDATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TOOTH DISEASE; WATER SUPPLY;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FLUORIDATION; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; RISK FACTORS; TOOTHPASTE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0036776983     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2002.0057     Document Type: Article

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