Exposure to high-fluoride drinking water and risk of dental caries and dental fluorosis in Haryana, India

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 295-303

  Marya, Charu Mohan ^a   Ashokkumar, B R ^b   Dhingra, Sonal ^c   Dahiya, Vandana ^a   Gupta, Anil ^d  

^a Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research   (India)

^b KLE VK INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c SGT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d IDST Dental College   (India)

Author keywords

caries; coronal; endemic; epidemiology; fluorosis; risk

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; RISK; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; RISK;

EID: 84900562551     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539512460270     Document Type: Article

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