Responder and nonresponder analysis for a caries prevention program

Caries Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 269-272

  Splieth, C H ^a   Steffen, H ^a   Welk, A ^a   Schwahn, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fluorosis; Nonresponder analysis; Prevention, caries

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE VARNISH;

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARIES; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DMF INDEX; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PARENTAL CONSENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 21744458438     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084832     Document Type: Article

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