Estimating prevalence and severity of caries in the mixed dentition: A comparison of two screening protocols

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 14-19

  Griffin, Susan O ^a   Griffin, Paul M ^a,b   Beltrán Aguilar, Eugenio D ^a   Malvitz, Dolores M ^a   Heiden, Kathleen D ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Pit and fissure sealants; Screenings; Surveillance; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; VALIDATION PROCESS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MASS SCREENING; POVERTY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

FISSURE SEALANT;

CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTITION, MIXED; DMF INDEX; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342613557     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2004.tb02720.x     Document Type: Article

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