Caries, bitewings, and treatment decisions

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 138-141

  Tan, P L B ^a   Evans, R W ^b   Morgan, M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bitewings; Dental caries; Diagnosis; Risk management; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE VARNISH;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; ENAMEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICS; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PULP; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIN; FEMALE; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; STATISTICS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0036617579     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2002.tb00317.x     Document Type: Article

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