The importance of the primary dentition to children - Part 1: Consequences of not treating carious teeth

Hong Kong Practitioner

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 52-61

  King, Nigel M ^a   Anthonappa, Robert P ^a   Itthagarun, Anut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CARIOGENIC AGENT; SUGAR;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EYE DISEASE; FEVER; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALOCCLUSION; MOUTH HYGIENE; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH DISORDER; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH INFECTION; TOOTH PAIN;

EID: 34247470336     PISSN: 10273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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