Caries diagnosis: Agreement between WHO and ICDAS II criteria in epidemiological surveys

Community Dental Health

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 108-111

  Iranzo Cortes J E ^a   Montiel Company, J M ^a   Almerich Silla, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Caries detection; Epidemiology; Public dental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTIN; ENAMEL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; TOOTH DISCOLORATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CALIBRATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL FISSURES; DENTIN; DMF INDEX; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; TOOTH DISCOLORATION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84878809497     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_3006Silla04     Document Type: Article

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