Oral health in the adult population of Västerbotten, Sweden - A comparison between an epidemiological survey and data obtained from digital dental records

Swedish Dental Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-25

  Forsberg, Hans ^a   Sjödin, Lars ^a   Lundgren, P E R ^b   Wänman, Anders ^c  

^a Centre of Registers North Sweden   (Sweden)

^b Public Dental Health Service   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dental record; Dentistry; Epidemiology; Monitor; Oral health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOUTH DISEASE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; SWEDEN; TOOTH DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; DENTAL RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH, EDENTULOUS; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; SWEDEN; TOOTH DISEASES; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 42949144149     PISSN: 03479994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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