Efficacy of sealing proximal early active lesions: An 18-month clinical study evaluated by conventional and subtraction radiography

Caries Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 382-388

  Martignon, S ^a,b,d   Ekstrand, K R ^a   Ellwood, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSIDAD EL BOSQUE   (Colombia)

^c Dental Health Unit   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Conventional radiography; Interceptive treatment; Proximal lesion sealing; Subtraction radiography

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOMBIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL DEVICE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLOMBIA; DENMARK; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33748312040     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094282     Document Type: Conference Paper

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