Influence of betel nut chewing, dental care habits and attitudes on perceived oral health among adult Pakistanis

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 89-94

  Tanwir, Farzeen ^a,b   Altamash, Mohammad ^b   Gustafsson, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ALTAMASH INSTITUTE OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Betel nuts; Dental care; Oral health; Oral hygiene

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BETEL NUT; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCOME; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PAKISTAN; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SUGAR INTAKE; TEA; TOOTH BRUSHING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ARECA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DIETARY SUCROSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PAKISTAN; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TEA; TOOTHBRUSHING; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 53449102463     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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