A comparison of sealant placement techniques and 12-month retention rates

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-56

  Kanellis, Michael J ^a   Warren, John J ^b   Levy, Steven M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Pit and fissure sealants; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; FISSURE SEALANT; HELIOSEAL; RESIN;

AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ACID ETCHING; DENTAL BONDING; ENAMEL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACID ETCHING, DENTAL; AIR; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL ENAMEL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MOLAR; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034354622     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2000.tb03293.x     Document Type: Review

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