Use of the Fluorosis Risk Index in a cohort study: The Iowa fluoride study

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 92-96

  Levy, Steven M ^a,b   Hong, Liang ^c   Warren, John J ^b   Broffitt, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental fluorosis; Fluorosis prevalence; Fluorosis Risk Index

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RISK FACTOR; TOOTH DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION, PERMANENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; IOWA; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33745179559     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2006.tb02562.x     Document Type: Article

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