Trends in oral hygiene, gingival status and dental caries experience in 13-14-year-old Jordanian school children between 1993 and 1999

International Dental Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 447-450

  Quteish Taani, D ^a,b  

^a Jordan Univ of Sci and Technology ^*

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Children; Dental caries; Gingival status; Jordan; Oral hygiene; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADOLESCENT; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; GINGIVAL DISEASES; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; ORAL HYGIENE INDEX; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 10644255993     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1875-595x.2001.tb00858.x     Document Type: Article

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