Are we ready to move from operative to non-operative/preventive treatment of dental caries in clinical practice?

Caries Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 294-304

  Pitts, N B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Mackenzie Building   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical management; Dental caries; Treatment planning; Treatment strategies

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; DENTISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; PROPHYLAXIS;

CONSENSUS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; REVIEW LITERATURE;

EID: 2642532575     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077769     Document Type: Conference Paper

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