Evaluation of initial caries score and caries incidence in a public health sealant program: A retrospective study

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 420-424

  Makhija, Sonia K ^a   Childers, Noel K ^a   Johnson, Lauten ^a   Dorantes, Carlos E ^b   Chafin, Ten ^c   Dasanayake, Ananda P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic   (United States)

^c Jefferson County Health Department   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caries; Sealant program; Sealants

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249075393     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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