Survey of fluoride concentration in drinking water sources and prevalence of DMFT in the 12 years old students in Behshar City

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 658-661

  Mahvi, A H ^b   Zazoli, M A ^a   Younecian, M ^a   Nicpour, B ^c   Babapour, A ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Health Center of Behshar City   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dental caries; DMFT; Drinking water; Fluoride

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH FILLING; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33750352282     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2006.658.661     Document Type: Article

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