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Prevalence of dental caries among a cohort of preschool children living in Gampaha district, Sri Lanka: A descriptive cross sectional study

BACKGROUND: Dental caries among young children are a global problem. Scant attention is paid towards primary teeth, leading to high prevalence of dental caries. There are only few studies done in Sri Lanka, addressing oral hygiene among preschool children. Scientific evidence is in need to persuade...

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Autores principales:	Perera, Priyantha J, Abeyweera, Nishadhi T, Fernando, Meranthi P, Warnakulasuriya, Tania D, Ranathunga, Nayomi
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2012
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3514298/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23148740 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-12-49

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