Dental caries experience in 12-year-old schoolchildren in southeastern Brazil

Journal of Applied Oral Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 286-292

  Cypriano, Silvia ^a   Hoffmann, Rosana H S ^b   De Sousa, Maria Da Luz R ^b,c   Wada, Ronaldo S ^b  

^a PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIOESTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental caries; DMF index; Epidemiology; Oral health

Indexed keywords

EID: 48949086346     PISSN: 16787757     EISSN: 16787765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-77572008000400011     Document Type: Article

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