The importance of preventive dental visits from a young age: Systematic review and current perspectives

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry

Volumn 6, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-27

  Bhaskar, Vaishnavi ^a   McGraw, Kathleen A ^b   Divaris, Kimon ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipatory guidance; Caries; Children; Dental home; Dental visits; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896996375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CCIDE.S41499     Document Type: Review

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