Root caries in areas with and without fluoridated water at the southeast region of São Paulo State, Brazil

Journal of Applied Oral Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-74

  Rihs, Lilian Berta ^a   Da Luz Rosário De Sousa, Maria ^a   Wada, Ronaldo Seichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fluoridation; Oral health; Root caries

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749148041     PISSN: 16787757     EISSN: 16787765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-77572008000100014     Document Type: Article

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