Socioeconomic factors in adolescents' oral health: Are they mediated by oral hygiene behaviors or preventive interventions?

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Polk, Deborah E ^a   Weyant, Robert J ^a   Manz, Michael C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Dental caries; Oral hygiene behavior; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FISSURE SEALANT; FLUORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL DEVICE; DENTAL SURGERY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PARENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PARENTS; PENNSYLVANIA; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH LOSS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 74049151914     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2009.00499.x     Document Type: Article

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