Tooth Decay in Alcohol Abusers Compared to Alcohol and Drug Abusers

Alcohol and drug abuse are detrimental to general and oral health. Though we know the effects of these harmful habits on oral mucosa, their independent and combined effect on the dental caries experience is unknown and worthy of investigation. We compared 363 “alcohol only” abusers to 300 “alcohol...

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Main Authors: Ananda P. Dasanayake, Saman Warnakulasuriya, Colin K. Harris, Derek J. Cooper, Timothy J. Peters, Stanley Gelbier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/786503

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