Prevalence of caries and fluorosis in adolescents in Iran

Quintessence International

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 459-465

  Meyer Lueckel, Hendrik ^a   Bitter, Kerstin ^a   Shirkhani, Bahram ^a   Hopfenmuller, Werner ^a   Kielbassa, Andrej M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caries prevalence; Epidemiology; Fluorosis prevalence; Iran; Middle East; Water fluoridation

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; TOOTH DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE;

EID: 34250339301     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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