Early childhood caries update: A review of causes, diagnoses, and treatments

Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-38

  Çolak, Hakan ^a   Dülgergil, Çoruh ^a   Dalli, Mehmet ^b   Hamidi, Mehmet ^a  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Early childhood caries; etiology; feeding; fluoride

Indexed keywords

STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 84878826922     PISSN: 09769668     EISSN: 22297707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.107257     Document Type: Review

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