The association between enamel fluorosis and dental caries in U.S. schoolchildren

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 140, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 855-862

  Lida, Hiroko ^a   Kumar, Jayanth V ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Bureau of Dental Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Enamel fluorosis; Fluoridation

Indexed keywords

EID: 68649087208     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2009.0279     Document Type: Article

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