Prevalence and severity of dental caries in schoolchildren of Porto, Portugal

Community Dental Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-125

  Mello, T ^a,b   Antunes, J ^b   Waldman, E ^b   Ramos, E ^a   Relvas, M ^a   Barros, Henrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Education; Nutrition; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

SUGAR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CARIOGENIC DIET; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGY; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; CANDY; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; DENTAL CARIES; DIET, CARIOGENIC; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 46649093183     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2193Mello07     Document Type: Article

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