Routine dental visits are associated with tooth retention in Brazilian adults: The pró-saúde study

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 216-222

  Cunha Cruz, Joana ^a,b   Nadanovsky, Paulo ^a   Faerstein, Eduardo ^a   Lopes, Claudia S ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Fellow of the National Research Council   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Dental check up; Dental health services; Logistic models; Oral health; Preventive health services; Regression analysis; Tooth loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTIST; DIET; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; TOOTH;

EID: 10044264481     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2004.tb02756.x     Document Type: Article

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