Prevalence of dental fluorosis in children taking part in an oral health programme including fluoride tablet supplements from the age of 2 years

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 347-352

  Eckersten, Charlotte ^a   Pylvänen, Lena ^b   Schröder, Ulla ^a   Twetman, Svante ^c,d   Wennhall, Inger ^b   Matsson, Lars ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Lund University   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d HALMSTAD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SWEDEN; TABLET; TOOTH DISEASE;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; PHOTOGRAPHY, DENTAL; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; SWEDEN; TABLETS;

EID: 77955948484     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2010.01068.x     Document Type: Article

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