Pattern and severity of early childhood caries in Southern Italy: A preschool-based cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Nobile, Carmelo Ga ^a   Fortunato, Leonzio ^a   Bianco, Aida ^a   Pileggi, Claudia ^a   Pavia, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Early childhood caries; Feeding habits; Prevention; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HYGIENE; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84897601142     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-206     Document Type: Article

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