Comparison of enamel defects in the primary and permanent dentitions of children from a low-fluoride district in Australia

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 207-212

  Seow, W Kim ^a   Ford, Daniel ^b   Kazoullis, Stauros ^c   Newman, Bruce ^d   Holcombe, Trevor ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Northside Specialist Centre   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Department Oral Health ^*  (Australia)

^e Metro South Health Service District   (Australia)

Author keywords

De Marcated Opacity; Diffuse Opacity; Enamel Hypoplasia; Enamel Opacity; Fluorosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANINE TOOTH; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; ENAMEL; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISOR; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; BICUSPID; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CUSPID; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; INCISOR; MALE; MOLAR; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79959195775     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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