Determination of DMFT index among 7-11 year-old students and its relation with fluoride in Shiraz drinking water in Iran

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2013, Pages 373-377

  Dehghani, Mansooreh ^a   Omrani, Rezvan ^a   Zamanian, Zahra ^a   Hashemi, Hassan ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

DMFT; Drinking water; Fluoride

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECAYED MISSING AND FILLED TEETH INDEX; DENTAL HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 84874716041     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.291(Suppl).3537     Document Type: Article

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