Inequality in dental caries distribution at noncavitated and cavitated thresholds in preschool children

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 120-126

  Piovesan, Chaiana ^a   Tomazoni, Fernanda ^b   Del Fabro, Joana ^b   Buzzati, Bruna Cássia Schmidt ^b   Mendes, Fausto Medeiros ^c   Antunes, José Leopoldo Ferreira ^c   Ardenghi, Thiago MacHado ^b  

^a CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO FRANCISCANO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

dental caries; epidemiological surveys; ICDAS; inequality

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 84902005644     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12035     Document Type: Article

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