Effect of ozone on non-cavitated fissure carious lesions in permanent molars. A controlled prospective clinical study

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 223-228

  Huth, Karin Christine ^a   Paschos, Ekaterini ^a   Brand, Korbinian ^b   Hickel, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; OZONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DENTAL FISSURES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 27144525570     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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