The prevalence and severity of fluorosis and other developmental defects of enamel in children who received free fluoride toothpaste containing either 440 or 1450 ppm F from the age of 12 months

Community Dental Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 217-223

  Tavener, J A ^a   Davies, G M ^b   Davies, R M ^a   Ellwood, R P ^a  

^a Dental Health Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b Ctrl Manchester Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developmental defects of enamel; Digital images; Fluoride toothpaste; Fluorosis; Health promotion

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENAMEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INCISOR; PHOTOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH MALFORMATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL ENAMEL; ENGLAND; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INCISOR; INFANT; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; PHOTOGRAPHY, DENTAL; PREVALENCE; TOOTHPASTE;

EID: 4544368572     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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