Visual and tactile assessment of arrested initial enamel carious lesions: An in vivo pilot study

Caries Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 173-177

  Ekstrand, K R ^a,b   Ricketts, D N J ^b   Longbottom, C ^b   Pitts, N B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment, visual, tactile; Caries activity; Construct validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIST; ENAMEL; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; TOUCH; VISUAL SYSTEM;

CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DENTAL ENAMEL; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORAL HYGIENE; PALPATION; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 21044458460     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084794     Document Type: Article

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