Effects of glass ionomer sealants in newly erupted first molars after 5 years: A pilot study

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 314-319

  Taifour, Dia ^a   Frencken, Jo E ^b   Van't Hof, Martin A ^b   Beiruti, Nabil ^a   Truin, Gert Jan ^b  

^a Regional WHO Demonstration   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caries prevention; Erupting molars; Glass ionomer; High risk group

Indexed keywords

GLASS IONOMER; SEALANT; FISSURE SEALANT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; EVALUATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLAR TOOTH; PILOT STUDY; PROPHYLAXIS; SURVIVAL; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH ERUPTION; ADOLESCENT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTIN; FEMALE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; FEMALE; GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR; ODDS RATIO; PILOT PROJECTS; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PREVALENCE; SYRIA; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 0141975319     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0528.2003.00039.x     Document Type: Article

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