Prevalence and severity of dental caries in 5- and 12-year old children in the Veneto Region (Italy)

Community Dental Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 88-92

  Ferro, R ^a   Besostri, A ^a   Meneghetti, B ^a   Stellini, E ^b  

^a Cittadella General Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Dental caries; Immigrants; Italy; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MIGRATION; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIN; DMF INDEX; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; ITALY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 34250639895     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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