Trends in Oral Diseases in the U.S. Population

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2017, Pages eS97-eS109

  Rozier, R Gary ^a   White, B Alexander ^a   Slade, Gary D ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

dental caries; dental disease projections; periodontal diseases; population dynamics; tooth loss; trends in disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; HEALTH; HUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY DENTITION; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; DENTITION, PERMANENT; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TOOTH LOSS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85032222219     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21815/JDE.017.016     Document Type: Article

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