Prevalence of dental caries among preschool children in Shanghe County of Shandong Province and relevant prevention and treatment strategies

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 2246-2249

  Shang, Xiao Hong ^a   Li, Da Lu ^b   Huang, Yi ^c   Chen, Hui ^b   Sun, Ruo Peng ^d  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JINAN STOMATOLOGICAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^c Department of Reproductive Medicine Maternal and Child Health Care Center of Shandong Province   (China)

^d SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Decayed; Dental caries; Missing and filled teeth; Oral health; Preschool child; Prevalence; Preventive dentistry

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; TOOTH FILLING; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 62749128459     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200811020-00007     Document Type: Article

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