The relation between 6-N-propylthiouracil sensitivity and caries activity in schoolchildren

Caries Research

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 556-560

  Öter, Banu ^a   Ulukapi, I ^b   Ulukapi, H ^b   Topcuoglu N ^b   Cildir S ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

6 n propylthiouracil; Cariogram; Children

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PROPYLTHIOURACIL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL CLASS; TASTE; TOOTH PLAQUE;

CHILD; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DMF INDEX; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; ORAL HYGIENE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TASTE;

EID: 80055012500     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332432     Document Type: Article

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