Clinical sealant retention following two different tooth-cleaning techniques

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 254-256

  Gillcrist, James A ^a   Vaughan, Michelle P ^b   Plumlee Jr , George N ^a   Wade, George ^a  

^a TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Tennessee Department of Health ^*

Author keywords

Dry brushing; Rotary instrumentation; Sealant retention; Tooth cleaning techniques

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT; HELIOSEAL; RESIN; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ACID ETCHING; DENTAL BONDING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; TOOTH BRUSHING; UNITED STATES;

ACID ETCHING, DENTAL; CHILD; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MOLAR; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; RURAL HEALTH; TENNESSEE; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTE;

EID: 0032082496     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1998.tb03003.x     Document Type: Article

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