Tooth loss in Sri Lankan adults

International Dental Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-11

  Perera, Roshnal ^a   Ekanayake, Lilani ^b  

^a Dental Institute   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

brushing frequency; edentulous; Tooth loss; use of dental services

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE VARNISH;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; EDENTULOUSNESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SRI LANKA; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; SRI LANKA; TOOTH LOSS; TOOTHBRUSHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952545912     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: 1875595X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2011.00002.x     Document Type: Article

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