The prevalence of dental caries among 12 to 15-year-old school children in nigeria: Report of a local survey and campaign

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-31

  Okeigbemen, Sunny Ajimen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Dietary habits; Nigeria; Schoolchildren; Tooth cleaning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; ORAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 14744274629     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a8882     Document Type: Article

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