Prevalence and distribution of root caries in Pomerania, North-East Germany

Caries Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 333-340

  Splieth, Ch ^a   Schwahn, Ch ^a   Bernhardt, O ^a   John, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distribution; Prevalence; Root caries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MOUTH EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; TOOTH FILLING; TOOTH ROOT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; ROOT CARIES;

EID: 2942720901     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078179     Document Type: Article

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