Dental caries and dental fluorosis in 7-12-year-old schoolchildren in Catalão, Goiás, Brazil Cárie e fluorose dentária em escolares de 7 a 12 anos de idade em Catalão, Goiás, Brasil

INTRODUCTION: Over the last two decades, the prevalence of dental caries in children has decreased and the prevalence of dental fluorosis has increased. Knowledge on the epidemiologic conditions of a population is fundamental for the planning of health programs. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalen...

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Main Authors: Priscila Ariede Petinuci Bardal, Kelly Polido Kaneshiro Olympio, Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf, José Roberto de Magalhães Bastos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2005-03-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572005000100008