Can school-based oral health education and a sugar-free chewing gum program improve oral health? Results from a two-year study in PR China

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 328-332

  Peng, Bin ^a   Petersen, Poul Erik ^b   Bian, Zhuan ^b   Tai, Baojun ^b   Jiang, Han ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Caries; Gingival bleeding; Oral education health; Sugar free chewing gum

Indexed keywords

POLYOL; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHINA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; CHINA; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; PERIODONTAL INDEX; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; SORBITOL; SWEETENING AGENTS; XYLITOL;

EID: 14644443002     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016350410010036     Document Type: Article

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