Caries prevalence and treatment needs of rural school children in Chidambaram Taluk, Tamil Nadu, South India

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 186-190

  Saravanan, S ^a   Kalyani, V ^a   Vijayarani, M ^a   Jayakodi, P ^a   Felix, J W A ^a   Arunmozhi, P ^a   Krishnan, V ^a   Sampath Kumar, P ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Caries prevalence; Chidambaram; Epidemiology; Rural school children; South India; Tamil Nadu; Treatment needs

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION, MIXED; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 52449099597     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.42948     Document Type: Article

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