The role of sugar, xylitol, toothbrushing frequency, and use of fluoride toothpaste in maintenance of adults' dental health: Findings from the Finnish National Health 2000 Survey

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-47

  Tseveenjav, Battsetseg ^a,b   Suominen, Anna L ^c,d   Hausen, Hannu ^e   Vehkalahti, Miira M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b City of Helsinki   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e Finnish Dental Association   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dental health; Epidemiology; National survey; Sugar; Toothbrushing; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE; XYLITOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CARIOGENIC DIET; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL CARIES; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; SUGAR INTAKE; TOOTH BRUSHING;

ADULT; BEVERAGES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; DIET, CARIOGENIC; DIETARY SUCROSE; DMF INDEX; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; FLUORIDES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOOTH LOSS; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTES; XYLITOL;

EID: 78751487695     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2010.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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