Fluoride varnishes and caries incidence decrease in preschool children: A systematic review

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Carvalho, Denise Martins ^a   de Oliveira, Branca Heloísa ^a   Salazar, Mariana ^a   Coutinho, Evandro Silva Freire ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Fluoride; Literature review; Preschool child; Primary dentition

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953770558     PISSN: 1415790X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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