PUFA - An index of clinical consequences of untreated dental caries

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-82

  Monse, B ^a   Heinrich Weltzien, R ^b   Benzian, H ^c   Holmgren, C ^d   Van Palenstein Helderman, W ^d  

^a City Division ^*  (Philippines)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c FDI World Dental Federation   (France)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caries assessment; Children; Index; Untreated caries PUFA ratio; Untreated dental caries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; ENDODONTICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH ULCER; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTAL ABSCESS; PHILIPPINES; PREVALENCE; TONGUE; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH FISTULA; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL FISTULA; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; DENTAL PULP EXPOSURE; DMF INDEX; HUMANS; MOUTH MUCOSA; ORAL ULCER; PERIODONTAL ABSCESS; PHILIPPINES; PREVALENCE; TONGUE; TOOTH DISEASES; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 74049150478     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2009.00514.x     Document Type: Article

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