Caries development in a young population managed by a restrictive attitude to radiography and operative intervention: I. A study at the patient level

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 224-231

  Lith, A ^a,c   Lindstrand, C ^b   Grondahl H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Department of Orthodontics ^*  (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Guidelines; Incidence; Radiography, dental

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARAMETER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; TIME; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL SURGERY; DISEASE COURSE; ENDODONTICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; MOLAR TOOTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BICUSPID; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DMF INDEX; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MOLAR; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036654127     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600710     Document Type: Article

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