Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Public attitude and awareness towards their teeth color and dental bleaching in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional survey

Nora Nomay
  • Nora Nomay
  • College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 03 November 2015
  •  Accepted: 21 December 2015
  •  Published: 30 April 2016

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