Prevalence of developmental enamel defects of the first permanent molars among school children in Western Australia

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 250-259

  Arrow, P ^a,b,c  

^a Crop Variety Testing Group   (Australia)

^b Dental Health Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developmental enamel defects; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; ENAMEL; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 49749104243     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2008.00057.x     Document Type: Article

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