Changes in health over time in patients with symptoms allegedly caused by their dental restorative materials

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 427-437

  Tillberg, A ^a   Berglund, A ^a   Marell L ^a   Bergdahl, J ^a   Eriksson, N ^a   Linden G ^b   Stenberg, B ^a   Widman, L ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dental materials; Follow up study; Long term prognosis; Subgroups

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETREATMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETREATMENT; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33644673418     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2005.00240.x     Document Type: Article

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