Restorative treatment and use of local anesthesia in free and subsidized public dental services in Helsinki, Finland

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 252-256

  Palotie, Ulla ^a   Vehkalahti, Miira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Local anesthesia; Public dental service; Restorations; Subsidization

Indexed keywords

COMPOMER; GLASS IONOMER; RESIN CEMENT; TOOTH CEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCISOR; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH FILLING; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH IMPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINICS; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0042825172     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016350310004566     Document Type: Article

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