Systematic review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of HealOzone® for the treatment of occlusal pit/fissure caries and root caries

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 16, 2006, Pages

  Brazzelli, M ^a,d   McKenzie, L ^b   Fielding, S ^b   Fraser, C ^a   Clarkson, J ^c   Kilonzo, M ^b   Waugh, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c Mackenzie Building   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; FISSURE SEALANT; FLUORIDE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OZONE;

CARIES PREVENTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARIES; DIET THERAPY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INJECTION SITE PAIN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDITY;

EID: 33745233076     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta10160     Document Type: Review

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