Fissure sealing: Optimization of sealant penetration and sealing properties

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 127-131

  Kersten, Sabine ^a   Lutz, Felix ^a   Schüpbach, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FISSURE SEALANT; FLUORESCENT DYE; HELIOBOND; PHOSPHORIC ACID; RHODAMINE; RHODAMINE B; WETTING AGENT;

ADHESION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DENTAL ACID ETCHING; DENTAL BONDING; DESICCATION; ENAMEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACETONE; ACID ETCHING, DENTAL; ACRYLATES; ACRYLIC RESINS; ADHESIVENESS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL ENAMEL; DESICCATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PHOSPHORIC ACIDS; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; RHODAMINES; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONICS; WETTING AGENTS;

EID: 0035379331     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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