A 13-year follow-up of a comprehensive program of fissure sealing and resealing in Varkaus, Finland

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 174-179

  Lavonius, E ^a   Kerosuo, E ^a   Kervanto Seppala S ^a   Halttunen, N ^a   Vilkuna, T ^a   Pietila I ^a  

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Author keywords

Community; Occlusal caries; Resealing

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CARIES; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MOLAR TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; ARTICLE;

BICUSPID; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MOLAR; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STATISTICS;

EID: 0036617535     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000163502753740205     Document Type: Article

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