The association between sickle cell disease and dental caries in African Americans

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 95-100

  Laurence, Brian ^a   George, David ^b   Woods, Dexter ^a   Shosanya, Adeyemisi ^c   Katz, Ralph V ^d   Lanzkron, Sophie ^e   Diener West, Marie ^f   Powe, Neil ^f  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Retrospective studies; Risk factors; Sickle cell disease; Teeth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BALTIMORE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33745846837     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2006.tb01430.x     Document Type: Article

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