Comparison of radiographic and clinical diagnosis of approximal and occlusal dental caries in a young adult population

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 212-218

  Hopcraft, Matthew S ^a   Morgan, Michael V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bitewing radiographs; Caries diagnosis; DMFS; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DMF INDEX; FLUORIDATION; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING;

EID: 23844476914     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2005.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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