The post-amalgam era: A selection of materials and their longevity in the primary and young permanent dentitions

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 158-164

  Forss, Halena ^a   Widstrom E ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; GLASS IONOMER; RESIN; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL ALLOY; RESIN CEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTISTRY; DENTITION; ENDODONTICS; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TOOTH FILLING; TOOTH FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; PATHOLOGY; RETREATMENT; STATISTICS; TIME; TOOTH;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPOSITE RESINS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; FINLAND; GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS; HUMANS; RESIN CEMENTS; RETREATMENT; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 0042806235     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-263X.2003.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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