What difference does using bitewing radiographs make to epidemiological estimates of dental caries prevalence and severity in a young adolescent population with high caries experience?

Caries Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 436-441

  Gowda, S ^a   Thomson, W M ^b   Foster Page, L A ^c   Croucher, N A ^a  

^a Northland District Health Board   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Caries prevalence; Children; Epidemiology; Radiograph

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 70350412329     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000252977     Document Type: Article

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