Association between socioeconomic factors and the choice of dentifrice and fluoride intake by children

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 4284-4299

  Martins, Carolina Castro ^a   Oliveira, Maria José ^b   Pordeus, Isabela Almeida ^a   Cury, Jaime Aparecido ^c   Paiva, Saul Martins ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MONTES CLAROS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Dental fluorosis; Dentifrice; Fluoride; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

AGE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE; KINDERGARTEN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTHBRUSH; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 82555193751     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8114284     Document Type: Article

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