Has dental caries prevalence some connection with caries index values in adults?

Caries Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-84

  Larmas, M ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Dental restoration; DMF index; Missing teeth; Tooth extraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CEMENTUM; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; ENAMEL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CEMENTUM; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIN; DMF INDEX; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TOOTH LOSS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75549085070     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000279327     Document Type: Article

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