Prediction of caries development for molar fissures with semiquantitative mutans streptococci tests

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 164-169

  Splieth, Christian ^a   Bernhardt, Olaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caries risk; Children; Fissures; Mutans streptococci; Permanent teeth

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FISSURE SEALANT; FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE COURSE; ENAMEL; FOLLOW UP; FORECASTING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH HYGIENE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL FISSURES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DMF INDEX; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MOLAR; ORAL HYGIENE; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0033147107     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0909-8836.1999.eos1070302.x     Document Type: Article

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