Prevalence and distribution of tooth wear among Sri Lankan adolescents

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 331-337

  Ratnayake, Nilantha ^a   Ekanayake, Lilani ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Prevalence; Tooth wear

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DENTIN; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENAMEL; FATHER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; MOTHER; OCCUPATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; SRI LANKA; TOOTH DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLA; MOLAR; MOTHERS; OCCUPATIONS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SRI LANKA; TOOTH WEAR;

EID: 79955047975     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a19967     Document Type: Article

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