A school-based fluoride mouth rinsing programme in Sarawak: A 3-year field study

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 310-314

  Chen, Catherine Jean Ai ^a   Ling, Kwok Sung ^a   Esa, Rashidah ^b   Chia, Jit Chie ^a   Eddy, Andrew ^a   Yaw, Siew Lian ^a  

^a Sarawak State Health Department   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

caries prevention; field study; fluoride mouth rinsing

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE SODIUM; MOUTHWASH; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; SUGAR INTAKE; TOOTH BRUSHING; WATER SUPPLY;

BEVERAGES; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DIETARY SUCROSE; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MOUTHWASHES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77954439707     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2010.00529.x     Document Type: Article

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