Effects of fissure cleaning methods, drying agents, and fissure morphology on microleakage and penetration ability of sealants in vitro

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 527-533

  Duangthip, D ^a   Lussi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Air abrasion; Drying agent; Fissure type; Pit and fissure sealant

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DESICCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PERMEABILITY;

AIR ABRASION, DENTAL; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; DENTAL ENAMEL PERMEABILITY; DENTAL FISSURES; DENTAL LEAKAGE; DESICCATION; HUMANS; MOLAR; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 1342285203     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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