Current understanding of the epidemiology, mechanisms, and prevention of dental caries in preschool children

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 543-551

  Tinanoff, Norman ^a   Kanellis, Michael J ^b   Vargas, Clemencia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Diet; Fluoride; Preschool children; Prevention; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FISSURE SEALANT; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE VARNISH; TOOTHPASTE;

CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; ENAMEL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUGAR INTAKE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; UNITED STATES;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTIFRICES; DIETARY SUCROSE; DMF INDEX; FLUORIDES; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TOOTHBRUSHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036877204     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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