Integrity, maintenance and caries susceptibility of sealed surfaces in adolescents receiving regular care from general dental practitioners in Scotland

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-80

  Deery, C ^a   Fyffe, H E ^a   Nugent, Z ^a   Nuttall, N M ^a   Pitts, N B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG EFFECT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0031151396     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263x.1997.tb00282.x     Document Type: Article

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