Prevention. Part 8: The use of pit and fissure sealants in preventing caries in the permanent dentition of children

British Dental Journal

Volumn 195, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 375-378

  Locker, D ^a   Jokovic, A ^a   Kay, E J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT; FLUORIDE;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; DIET; ENAMEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; TOOTH; TOOTH BRUSHING; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL BONDING; ECONOMICS;

CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS;

EID: 0642371608     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4810556     Document Type: Review

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