Control of occlusal caries in the first permanent molars by oral hygiene

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 278-283

  Arrow, Peter ^a  

^a Dental Health Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Dental health education; Oral hygiene

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FISSURE SEALANT; FLUORIDE VARNISH;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; ENAMEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATHOLOGY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOLAR; ODDS RATIO; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031205268     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1997.tb00940.x     Document Type: Article

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