Self-reported toothache experience in an adult population in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 119-125

  Okunseri, Christopher ^a   Hodges, James S ^b   Born, David ^b  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Bleeding gums; Oral ulcers; Toothache

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH ULCER; NIGERIA; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH PAIN; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; ODDS RATIO; ORAL ULCER; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX FACTORS; TOOTHACHE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 26944438392     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a10406     Document Type: Article

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