Caries prevention for older people in residential care homes

Evidence-Based Dentistry

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 83-87

  Innes, Nicola ^a   Evans, Dafydd ^a  

^a DUNDEE DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE VARNISH; TOOTHPASTE;

AGED; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; NURSING HOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENTAL CARIES; FLUORIDES; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; TOOTHPASTE;

EID: 70349957944     PISSN: 14620049     EISSN: 14765446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6400672     Document Type: Article

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