Frequency of dental stains in schoolchildren of San Juan de la Costa, Chile, 2012

• Main Authors: Natalie Camila Guzman Nuñez (Author), Stephanie Sue-Jean Super Vergara (Author), Paula Belén Maiza Villagran (Author), Alvaro Nicolás Pinochet Mondaca (Author), Nancy Vieira Castro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Editorial Ciencias Médicas, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: tooth stains are exogenous pigment substances distributed as parallel lines or points at the gingival margin. They firmly adhere to the cervical enamel of the dental crown. Their worldwide prevalence is between 6 and 19 %. An association between their presence and low caries experience...