Patterns of fluoride mouthrinse and gel use by children 6 to 96 months of age

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 217-220

  Hamasha, Abed A ^a   Levy, Steven M ^b,c   Warren, John J ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Flouride; Mouthrinse; Patterns; Topical

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; GEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTIFRICES; FLUORIDES; GELS; HUMANS; INFANT; IOWA; MOUTHWASHES; ORAL HYGIENE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL DENTISTRY;

EID: 26944464639     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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