Clinical and radiographic judgement of occlusal caries in adolescents

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 93-98

  Poorterman, Jan H G ^a   Weerheijm, Karin L ^a   Groen, Henk J ^a   Kalsbeek, Huib ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bitewing radiograph; Clinical examination; Occlusal caries; Sealant

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MOLAR TOOTH; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; DMF INDEX; HUMANS; MOLAR; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING;

EID: 0034168641     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0722.2000.00791.x     Document Type: Article

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