The prevalence of caries and of tooth tissue loss in a group of children living in a social welfare institute in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

International Dental Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 289-292

  Al Malik, M ^a   Holt, R D ^a,b  

^a Transcultural Oral Health Department ^*

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caries; Erosion; Tooth tissue loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; ORPHANAGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; TOOTH DISEASE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORPHANAGES; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; TOOTH EROSION;

EID: 22344436688     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595x.2000.tb00568.x     Document Type: Article

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