Incidence and progression of approximal carious lesions among school children in Western Australia

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 216-226

  Arrow, P ^a,b  

^a Crop Variety Testing Group   (Australia)

^b Dental Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Bitewing radiographs; Caries incidence; Caries progression; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE COURSE; ENAMEL; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RADIOGRAPHY; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; SEX FACTORS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 35248851187     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2007.tb00492.x     Document Type: Article

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