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    Tooth Decay



    References

    Citations

    1. American Dental Association (2010). Chewing "spit" tobacco (smoking cessation). Available online: http://www.ada.org/5158.aspx?currentTab-2#overview.

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    3. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (2009). Clinical guidelines on infant oral health care. Available online: http://www.aapd.org/media/Policies_Guidelines/G_InfantOralHealthCare.pdf.

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    • Klein U (2011). Dental caries section of Oral medicine and dentistry. In WW Hay et al., eds., Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Pediatrics, 20th ed., pp. 443–445. New York: McGraw-Hill.

    • Campbell PR (2009). Carious lesions. In NO Harris et al., eds., Primary Preventative Dentistry, 7th ed., pp. 29–42. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

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    • National Institutes of Health (2011). NIH fact sheet: Tooth decay. Available online: http://report.nih.gov/NIHfactsheets/ViewFactSheet.aspx?csid=129.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference July 19, 2011
    Medical Review: Reference Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
    Reference Steven K. Patterson, BS, DDS, MPH - Dentistry


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