A Clinical and Microbiological Study of Approximal Carious Lesions: Part 1: The Relationship between Cavitation, Radiographic Lesion Depth, the Site-Specific Gingival Index and the Level of Infection of the Dentine

Caries Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-7

  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 cavitation; Bite wing radiograph; Dentine infection; Gingival index site specific; Microbiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERIODONTICS; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIN; HUMANS; PERIODONTAL INDEX; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0035235428     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000047423     Document Type: Article

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