Periodontal awareness and knowledge, and pattern of dental attendance among adults in Jordan

International Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 94-98

  Quteish Taani, D ^a,b  

^a Jordan Univ of Sci and Technology ^*

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Adults; Dental attendance; Periodontal awareness; Periodontal knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL DEVICE; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DENTAL SURGERY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVITIS; HALITOSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; FEMALE; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; GINGIVITIS; HALITOSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 11244296475     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595x.2002.tb00607.x     Document Type: Article

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