Decayed/missing/filled teeth and shortened dental arches in Tanzanian adults

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 224-230

  Sarita, Paulo T N ^a   Witter, Dick J ^b   Kreulen, Cees M ^b   Matee, Mecky I ^c   Van't Hof, Martin A ^b   Creugers, Nico H J ^b,d  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Faculty of Medicine Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College   (Tanzania)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; TANZANIA; TOOTH ARCH; TOOTH FILLING; TOOTH OCCLUSION; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TANZANIA; TOOTH LOSS; TOOTH MOBILITY;

EID: 1842852805     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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