Pattern of traumatic dental injuries in children attending the University Dental Hospital, Sri Lanka

Dental Traumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 471-474

  Ekanayake, Lilani ^a   Perera, Mahendra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENDODONTICS; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISOR; INJURY; MALE; MAXILLA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SRI LANKA; TIME; TOOTH INJURY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCISOR; MALE; MAXILLA; PULPOTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SRI LANKA; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH INJURIES;

EID: 47649113826     PISSN: 16004469     EISSN: 16009657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2008.00611.x     Document Type: Article

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