Comparison of def index with Nyvad′s new caries diagnostic criteria among three to six years old children in a school at Bangalore city

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 135-139

  Shankar, S ^a   Naveen, N ^b   Kruthika, M ^c   Vinay, S ^d   Shaikh, Hidayathulla ^e  

^a KSR Institute of Dental Sciences and Research   (India)

^b SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College   (India)

^d Hitkarni Dental College and Hospital   (India)

^e UP Dental College and Research Center   (India)

Author keywords

Def index; dental caries; Nyvad s criteria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 84866259023     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: 19983603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.100414     Document Type: Article

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