Prevalence of dental fluorosis and associated risk factors in 11-15 year old school children of Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu, India: A cross sectional survey

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 297-303

  Baskaradoss, Jagan ^a   Clement, Roger ^a   Narayanan, Aswath ^b  

^a Department of CSE   (India)

^b Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Deans fluorosis index; Dental fluorosis; Oral health; Prevalence; Risk factors; School children; Severity; Water fluoridation

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DRINKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TEA; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH DISEASE; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; DRINKING; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; TEA; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTE; URBAN HEALTH; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 57849157869     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.44531     Document Type: Article

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