Sugar intake and dental decay: Results from a national survey of children in Scotland

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1555-1564

  Masson, Lindsey F ^a   Blackburn, Alison ^a   Sheehy, Christine ^b   Craig, Leone C A ^a,c   MacDiarmid, Jennie I ^c   Holmes, Bridget A ^d   McNeill, Geraldine ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Centre for Social Research   (United Kingdom)

^c ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Dental decay; Scotland; Sugar

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SUGAR INTAKE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH FILLING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 78650016930     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510002473     Document Type: Article

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