Dental sealant longevity in a cohort of young U.S. naval personnel

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 171-178

  Simecek, John W ^a,b   Diefenderfer, Kim E ^a,c,d   Ahlf, Reneé L ^a   Ragain Jr , James C ^a,c,d  

^a Dental and Biomedical Research   (United States)

^b HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NAVAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Bureau of Medicine and Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Caries; Caries risk; Dental sealants

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NAVY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOOTH OCCLUSION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 14644407455     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2005.0138     Document Type: Article

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