Diagnosis of occlusal caries in primary teeth

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 166-171

  Ashley, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; ELECTRONICS; ENAMEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROTOMY; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MICROTOMY; MOLAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 0034208384     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-263x.2000.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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