Long-term evaluation of a fissure sealing programme in Public Dental Service clinics in Sweden

Swedish Dental Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 61-65

  Wendt, Lill Kari ^a   Koch, Göran ^a   Birkhed, Dowen ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR POSTGRADUATE DENTAL EDUCATION   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Caries prevention; Pit and fissure sealant; Public dental health service

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOLAR TOOTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TOOTH ERUPTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINICS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOLAR; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; TOOTH ERUPTION;

EID: 0035223931     PISSN: 03479994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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