The risk of enamel fluorosis and caries among Norwegian children Implications for Norway and the United States

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 401-414

  Pendrys, David G ^a   Haugejorden, Ola ^b   Bårdsen, Asgeir ^b   Wang, Nina J ^c   Gustavsen, Finn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Dental fluorosis; Fluoride

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951748191     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2010.0192     Document Type: Article

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