Factors contributing to severe early childhood caries in south-west Germany

Clinical Oral Investigations

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1411-1418

  Bissar, A ^a   Schiller, P ^a   Wolff, A ^a,b   Niekusch, U ^c   Schulte, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c Department of Orthodontics University of Tübingen ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Caries prevalence; Germany; Kindergarten children; Risk factors; Severe early childhood caries

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; GERMANY; HISTORY; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; GERMANY; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84901460374     PISSN: 14326981     EISSN: 14363771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-013-1116-y     Document Type: Article

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