Journal of
Dentistry and Oral Hygiene

  • Abbreviation: J. Dent. Oral Hyg.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2472
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDOH
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 138

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence of untreated dental caries among the preschool children of Western Maharashtra

Patil Snehal*
  • Patil Snehal*
  • Department of Public Health Dentistry, School of Dental Sciences, KIMSDU, Karad, Maharashtra, India.
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shivakumar KM
  • shivakumar KM
  • Department of Public Health Dentistry, School of Dental Sciences, KIMSDU, Karad, Maharashtra, India.
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siddhi hathiwala
  • siddhi hathiwala
  • Department of Public Health Dentistry, Guru Gobind Singh College of Dental Sciences and Research, Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Samuel Raj Srinivasan
  • Samuel Raj Srinivasan
  • Department of Public Health Dentistry, Thaimoongambika Dental College, Chenai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Sachin Khatri
  • Sachin Khatri
  • Department of Public Health Dentistry, Government Dental College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
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  •  Received: 07 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 15 September 2015
  •  Published: 30 November 2015

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