Malnutrition and dental caries: A review of the literature

Caries Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 441-447

  Psoter, W J ^a,c   Reid, B C ^b   Katz, R V ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Malnutrition; Review

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; REVIEW; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; TIME; TOOTH ERUPTION;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; HUMANS; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH ERUPTION;

EID: 27144493413     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000088178     Document Type: Review

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