Health Education Promotes Knowledge and Practices of Oral Health among Schoolchildren (original) (raw)
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Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: DMFT: indicator to measure the prevalence of dental caries in the primary Teeth; D: Decayed; M: Missed; F: Filled; T: Tooth; DMFT: indicator to measure the prevalence of dental caries in the permanent teeth; D: Decayed; M: Missed; F: Filled; T: Tooth; SD: Standard Deviation; BL: Baseline visit; OHI-S: Simplified Oral Hygiene Index; DI-S: Debris Index Simplified; HPSs: Health-Promoting Schools S: Significant
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