Prevalence of dental caries in 5-year-old Greek children and the use of dental services: Evaluation of socioeconomic, behavioural factors and living conditions

International Dental Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 72-79

  Mantonanaki, Magdalini ^a   Koletsi Kounari, Haroula ^a   Mamai Homata, Eleni ^a   Papaioannou, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; dental caries; dental services use; living conditions; preschool children; socioeconomic indicators

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FAMILY; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; GREECE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; ORAL HYGIENE INDEX; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 84875827878     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: 1875595X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/idj.12016     Document Type: Article

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