Prevalence pattern of dental caries in the primary dentition among school children

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 140-146

  Saravanan, S ^a   Madivanan, I ^b   Subashini, B ^a   Felix, J ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SAVEETHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Prevalence; Prevalence pattern; Primary dentition; School Children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCISOR; INDIA; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TOOTH ARCH;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CUSPID; DENTAL ARCH; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCISOR; INDIA; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33746060948     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.29907     Document Type: Article

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