How often should we take bitewing radiographs?

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 191-194

  Downer, M C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BENCHMARKING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034231898     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600529     Document Type: Article

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