Interproximal contact points and proximal caries in posterior primary teeth

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 334-340

  Allison, Paul J ^a   Schwartz, Stephane ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contact points; Dental caries; Primary dentition; Proximal caries

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; CANINE TOOTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; ENAMEL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH ERUPTION;

BOTTLE FEEDING; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CUSPID; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL ENAMEL; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOLAR; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0642372650     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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