Dental caries of lifetime residents in Baixo Guandu, Brazil, Fluoridated since 1953 - A brief communication

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-121

  Saliba, Nemre Adas ^a,b   Moimaz, Suzely A S ^b   Casotti, Cézar A ^b   Pagliari, Ana V ^b  

^a UNESP São Paulo State University ^*  (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Dental public health; Fluoride; Oral health; Water fluoridation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FLUORIDATION; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 44649130897     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2007.00053.x     Document Type: Article

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