Effectiveness of occlusal fissure cleansing methods and sealant micromorphology

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 175-180

  Pope Jr , Bill D ^a   Garcia Godoy, Franklin ^b   Summitt, James B ^b   Chan, Daniel D C N ^b  

^a Univ Texas Hlth Sci Ctr S A ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; FISSURE SEALANT; HELIOSEAL; PUMICE; RESIN; SILICATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL ACID ETCHING; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENAMEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACID ETCHING, DENTAL; ALUMINUM OXIDE; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL FISSURES; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLAR; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; SILICATES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0030136170     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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