A 48-month survival analysis comparing sealant (Delton) with fluoride varnish (Duraphat) in 6-to 8-year-old children

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 247-250

  Bravo, Manuel ^a,b   García Anllo, Isabel ^a   Baca, Pilar ^a   Llodra, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Fissure sealant; Prevention; Survival analysis; Topical fluorides

Indexed keywords

BISPHENOL A BIS(2 HYDROXYPROPYL) ETHER DIMETHACRYLATE; FISSURE SEALANT; FLUORIDE SODIUM; FLUORIDE VARNISH;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE TABLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOLAR TOOTH; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL;

BISPHENOL A-GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HUMANS; LIFE TABLES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOLAR; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SODIUM FLUORIDE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031154758     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1997.tb00935.x     Document Type: Article

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