The importance of fluoride dentifrices to the current dental caries prevalence in Brazil

Brazilian Dental Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 167-174

  Cury, Jaime Aparecido ^a   Tenuta, Livia Maria Andaló ^a   Ribeiro, Cecilia Claudia Costa ^a   Paes Leme, Adriana Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Dentifrice; Fluoride; Water fluoridation

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

BRAZIL; DENTAL CARIES; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FLUORIDATION; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 18244384947     PISSN: 01036440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-64402004000300001     Document Type: Review

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