Should a dental explorer be used to probe suspected carious lesions?

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 136, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1526-1532

  Hamilton, James C ^b   Stookey, George ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

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EID: 28044439368     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2005.0082     Document Type: Article

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