Factors influencing the effectiveness of sealants – a meta‐analysis

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 261-268

  Llodra, Juan Carlos ^a   Bravo, Manuel ^a   Delgado‐Rodriguez, Miguel ^a,b   Baca, Pilar ^a   Galvez, Ramon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Virgen de las Nieves General Hospital ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

dental caries; meta analysis; pit and fissure sealant; prevention

Indexed keywords

BISPHENOL A BIS(2 HYDROXYPROPYL) ETHER DIMETHACRYLATE; BISPHENOL A GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE; FISSURE SEALANT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FLUORIDATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BISPHENOL A-GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; FLUORIDATION; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0027679628     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1993.tb00771.x     Document Type: Article

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