Caries reductions related to the use of fluorides: A retrospective cohort study

International Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 315-320

  De Sousa, Maria Luz R ^a   Marcenes, Wagner ^b   Sheiham, Aubrey ^b  

^a NONE   (Brazil)

^b London   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caries; Effectiveness; Preventive programmes; Topical fluorides

Indexed keywords

ACIDULATED FLUOROPHOSPHATE; ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE VARNISH; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; FLUORIDATION; FOLLOW UP; GEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACIDULATED PHOSPHATE FLUORIDE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FLUORIDATION; FLUORIDES; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GELS; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOUTHWASHES; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORAL HYGIENE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTHPASTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11244331567     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1875-595X.2002.tb00877.x     Document Type: Article

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