Caries incidence following restoration of shortened lower dental arches in a randomized controlled trial

British Dental Journal

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 140-144

  Jepson, N J A ^a   Moynihan, R J ^a   Kelly, P J ^b   Watson, G W ^a   Thomason, J M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTURE; EDENTULOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENTAL CARIES; DENTURE, PARTIAL, FIXED, RESIN-BONDED; DENTURE, PARTIAL, REMOVABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035845391     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4801122a     Document Type: Article

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