Social predictors of oral hygiene status in school children from suburban Nigeria
Abstract Oral hygiene, which is measured by the status of plaque-free tooth surfaces, is essential for the promotion of oral health. This study aimed to determine the social predictors of good oral hygiene for children in a suburban population in Nigeria. This was a secondary analysis of data. The s...
Main Authors: | Titus Ayodele Oyedele, Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan, Nneka Maureen Chukwumah, Nneka Kate Onyejaka |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica
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Series: | Brazilian Oral Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242019000100238&lng=en&tlng=en |
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