Fluorosis, caries and oral hygiene in schoolchildren on the Ombili foundation in Namibia

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 269-275

  Berndt, Ch ^a   Meller, Ch ^b   Poppe, D ^a   Splieth, Ch H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Fluorosis; Oral hygiene

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NAMIBIA; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREVALENCE; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PLAQUE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; NAMIBIA; ORAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952202643     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a19578     Document Type: Article

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