Split-mouth study of sealant retention with carbon dioxide laser versus acid etch conditioning

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 124-127

  Walsh, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enamel; Etching; Lasers; Sealants

Indexed keywords

BISPHENOL A BIS(2 HYDROXYPROPYL) ETHER DIMETHACRYLATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FISSURE SEALANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ACID ETCHING; DENTAL BONDING; ENAMEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACID ETCHING, DENTAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISPHENOL A-GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL ENAMEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0030116498     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1996.tb05925.x     Document Type: Article

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