A Clinical and Microbiological Study of Approximal Carious Lesions: Part 2: Efficacy of Caries Removal following Tunnel and Class II Cavity Preparations

Caries Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 8-11

  Ratledge, D K ^a,b   Kidd, E A M ^a   Beighton, D ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Rectory House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Approximal caries; Caries removal; Tunnel preparation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0035227676     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000047424     Document Type: Article

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