Dental visits and professional fluoride applications for children 72 to 108 months old

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-24

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

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Application; Children; Dental; Flouride; Visits

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE VARNISH;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PATHOLOGY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCOME; IOWA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHERS; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 33745502043     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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