Detection, Diagnosing, Monitoring and Logical Treatment of Occlusal Caries in Relation to Lesion Activity and Severity: An in vivo Examination with Histological Validation

Caries Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 247-254

  Ekstrand, K R ^a,b   Ricketts, D N J ^c   Kidd, E A M ^c   Qvist, V ^a   Schou, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detection; Diagnosis; Histopathology; Management; Monitor; Occlusal caries

Indexed keywords

ACID; ANTICARIES AGENT; AZO COMPOUND; COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FISSURE SEALANT; FLUORIDE VARNISH; METHYL RED;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENAMEL; FOLLOW UP; FORECASTING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH HYGIENE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACIDS; ADULT; AZO COMPOUNDS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; COLORING AGENTS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DMF INDEX; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; MOLAR, THIRD; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORAL HYGIENE; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 0031613374     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016460     Document Type: Article

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