Use of a ranked scoring system to detect occlusal caries in primary molars

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 267-273

  Dunkley, Suzanne ^a   Ashley, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; DENTITION; ENAMEL; HUMAN; MOLAR TOOTH; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROC CURVE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; DENTITION, PRIMARY; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MOLAR; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 34250199776     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2006.00807.x     Document Type: Article

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