Using a caries activity test to predict caries risk in early childhood

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-71

  Nishimura, Michiko ^a   Oda, Takashi ^a   Kariya, Naoyuki ^a   Matsumura, Seishi ^a   Shimono, Tsutomu ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Dental caries activity tests; Dental caries susceptibility; Incidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849192377     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2008.0022     Document Type: Article

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