Oral findings of Down syndrome children in Chennai city, India

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 230-235

  Asokan, Sharath ^a   Muthu, M ^a   Sivakumar, N ^a  

^a MEENAKSHI AMMAL DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Oral findings; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DOWN SYNDROME; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LIP DISEASE; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MOUTH DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH MALFORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FACIAL BONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; LIP DISEASES; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MOUTH ABNORMALITIES; MOUTH DISEASES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; TOOTH ABNORMALITIES; TOOTH DISEASES; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 52449105972     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.42956     Document Type: Article

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