Occlusal caries experience in patients with asymptomatic third molars

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 973-979

  Shugars, Daniel A ^a   Jacks, M Thomas ^a   White Jr , Raymond P ^a   Phillips, Ceib ^a   Haug, Richard H ^b   Blakey, George H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLAR TOOTH; PREVALENCE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR; MOLAR, THIRD; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS;

EID: 3242660208     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2003.08.040     Document Type: Article

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