The effect of systemic zinc supplementation on oral health in low socioeconomic level children

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 424-428

  Üçkardeş, Yasemin ^a   Tekçiçek, Meryem ^b   Özmert, Elif N ^b   Yurdakök, Kadriye ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Dental plaque; Oral health; Teeth; Zinc supplementation

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GINGIVA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH EXAMINATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT DURATION;

CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC;

EID: 76149100237     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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