Dental caries and developmental defects of enamel in relation to fluoride levels in drinking water in an arid area of Sri Lanka

Caries Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 398-404

  Ekanayake, L ^a   Van Der Hoek, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Developmental defects of enamel; Fluoride levels in drinking water

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREVALENCE; SRI LANKA; TOOTH DISEASE; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SRI LANKA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0036836143     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066541     Document Type: Article

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