The Impact of Recent Changes in the Epidemiology of Dental Caries on Guidelines for the Use of Dental Sealants

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 274-291

  Brown, L Jackson ^a   Selwitz, Robert H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology of dental caries; guidelines for sealant placement; pit and fissure sealants; sealant programs

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DISEASE COURSE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MEDICAID; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029433876     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1995.tb02382.x     Document Type: Article

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