Clinical evaluation of sealants and preventive resin restorations in a group of environmentally homogeneous children

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-19

  Lekic, Predrag Charles ^a   Deng, Dianna ^a   Brothwell, Doug ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hutterite children; Pit and fissure sealants; Prepared resin restorations (type A and B); Sealant retention

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FISSURE SEALANT; FLOWABLE HYBRID COMPOSITE; FLUORIDE; RESIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIGION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MANITOBA; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTESTANTISM; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOOTH PREPARATION;

EID: 33745492977     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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