Exposure to water fluoridation and caries increment

Community Dental Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-22

  Spencer, A John ^a   Armfield, J M ^a   Slade, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Dental caries; Fluoridation

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUEENSLAND; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 41049103612     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2067Spencer11     Document Type: Article

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