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PUFA – An index of clinical consequences of untreated dental caries

2009439 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Bella Monse · Department of Education Cagayan de Oro

Roswitha Heinrich‐Weltzien · Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Habib Benzian · FDI World Dental Federation

Christopher J. Holmgren · Radboud University Nijmegen

Wim van Palenstein Helderman · Radboud University Nijmegen

Abstract

The PUFA index complements classical caries indices with relevant information for epidemiologists and health care planners.

Topics & Keywords

Dental Health and Care Utilization Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Dental Radiography and Imaging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology

Volume 38, Issue 1, pp. 77-82

DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2009.00514.x

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 5.87

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