Guest Editorial: Fluoridated toothpaste and the prevention of early childhood caries a failure to meet the needs of our young

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 628-631

  Milgrom, Peter M ^a   Huebner, Colleen E ^a   Ly, Kiet A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE;

CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DENTAL RESEARCH; DRUG LABELING; EDITORIAL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MOUTH HYGIENE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESEARCH; DRUG LABELING; FLUORIDES; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; INFANT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORAL HYGIENE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 67650750987     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2009.0235     Document Type: Review

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