Prevalence and severity of clinical consequences of untreated dentine carious lesions in children from a deprived Area of Brazil

Caries Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 435-442

  Figueiredo, M J ^a   De Amorim, R G ^b   Leal, S C ^a   Mulder, J ^b   Frencken, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brazil; Caries epidemiology; Caries prevalence; Primary dentition; PUFA pufa index; Untreated dental caries

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTICS; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH FISTULA; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PLAQUE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ABSCESS; AGE FACTORS; BRAZIL; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL FISTULA; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTAL PULP EXPOSURE; DENTIN; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL ULCER; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TOOTHACHE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 80051788769     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330531     Document Type: Article

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