Why guidelines for early childhood caries prevention could be ineffective amongst children at high risk

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 946-955

  Petti, Stefano ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Co morbidity; Consensus; Early childhood caries; Fatalism; Guidelines; Health literacy; Inequity; Scientific evidence

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; DENTAL CARIES; EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSENSUS; DENTAL CARIES; EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 78049300468     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2010.09.002     Document Type: Review

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