Epidemiology of dental caries among adults in a rural area in India

Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 382-388

  Maru, Ami M ^a   Narendran, Sena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Diet; Gender; Perception; Rural; Sugar.; Treatment needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865299993     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15263711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1155     Document Type: Article

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