Optimising oral health throughout childhood: The importance of caries risk assessment and strategic interventions

International Dental Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 221-226

  Crall, James J ^a,b  

^a UCLA School of Dentistry CHS 23 020A ^*

^b UCLA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caries; Diet; Fluorides; Paediatric dentistry; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347265268     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595x.2007.tb00160.x     Document Type: Review

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