Polarization of dental caries among individuals aged 15 to 18 years

Fernando Neves Hugo1, Glauber Campos Vale, Renzo Alberto Ccahuana-Vásquez

  • 1Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry of Piracicaba, State University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. fnhugo@yahoo.com.br

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