A Cluster randomised trial of effectiveness of educational intervention in primary health care on early childhood caries

Caries Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 110-118

  Mohebbi, S Z ^a,b   Virtanen, J I ^a   Vahid Golpayegani, M ^b   Vehkalahti, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Early childhood caries; Oral health education; Prevention of caries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DENTIN; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENAMEL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCISOR; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDY; IRAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTHER; MOUTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL CLASS; SUGAR INTAKE; TOOTH BRUSHING;

DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; DIETARY SUCROSE; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; INCISOR; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDIES; IRAN; MALE; MOTHERS; MOUTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAMPHLETS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 62849108450     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000209343     Document Type: Article

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