Periodontal diseases in Greek adults between 1985 and 2005-Risk indicators

International Dental Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 293-299

  Mamai Homata, Eleni ^a   Polychronopoulou, Argy ^a   Topitsoglou, Vasiliki ^a   Oulis, Constantine ^a   Athanassouli, Thessaly ^a  

^a Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Greece; Oral hygiene; Periodontal status; Risk indicators

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL DEVICE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVITIS; GREECE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTICS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH CALCULUS; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; GINGIVITIS; GREECE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE INDEX; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; TOOTHBRUSHING; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 77956353156     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/IDJ-2525Homata07     Document Type: Review

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