Pits and fissures: Relative space contribution in fissures from sealants, prophylaxis pastes and organic remnants

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 175-179

  Burrow, J F ^a   Burrow, M F ^b   Makinson, O F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fissures; Pits; Prophylaxis paste

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; COLOR; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DISSOLUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATERIALS; MOLAR TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PROPHYLAXIS; SAMPLE; TOOTH CROWN;

EID: 0346364797     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2003.tb00028.x     Document Type: Article

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