Dentists' stated restorative treatment thresholds and their restorative and caries depth decisions

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 176-181

  Lewis, Donald W ^a   Kay, Elizabeth J ^b   Main, Patricia A ^a,c   Pharoah, Michael G ^a   Csima, Adele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c North York Public Health Department

Author keywords

Caries depth; Radiographs, bitewing; Restorative decisions; Treatment thresholds

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; ENAMEL; HUMAN; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIN; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; HUMANS; ONTARIO; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING;

EID: 0030155620     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1996.tb02433.x     Document Type: Article

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