Reduction of caries in rural school-children exposed to fluoride through a milk-fluoridation programme in Araucania, Chile

Community Dental Health

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 186-191

  Weitz, A ^a,b   Marinanco M I ^b   Villa, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Junta Nacional de Auxilio Escolar Y Becas

Author keywords

APF gel programme; Chile; Dental caries; Milk fluoridation programme; Rural schools

Indexed keywords

ACIDULATED FLUOROPHOSPHATE; ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE VARNISH; TOOTHPASTE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MILK; WATER SUPPLY;

ACIDULATED PHOSPHATE FLUORIDE; ANIMALS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FLUORIDES; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; MILK; RURAL HEALTH; TOOTHPASTE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 34948893363     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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