The frequency and distribution of dental caries and tooth wear in a Byzantine population of Sa'ad, Jordan

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-213

  Albashaireh, Z S M ^a   Al Shorman, A A ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Byzantine; Coronal caries; Jordan; Permanent teeth; Root caries; Sa'ad site; Wear

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952315985     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.1023     Document Type: Article

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