A 24-month study comparing sealant and fluoride varnish in caries reduction on different permanent first molar surfaces

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 184-186

  Bravo, Manuel ^a   Baca, Pilar ^a   Llodra, Juan Carlos ^a   Osorio, Estrella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Pit and fissure sealants; Topical fluorides

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG EFFECT; ENAMEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BISPHENOL A-GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL FISSURES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOLAR; PAINT; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; SOCIAL CLASS; SODIUM FLUORIDE;

EID: 0031160922     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1997.tb02972.x     Document Type: Review

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