Thresholds of restorative decision in dental caries treatment among dentists from small brazilian cities

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-135

  Traebert, Jefferson ^a   Wesoloski, Cláudia Irene ^a   de Lacerda, Josimari Telino ^b   Marcenes, Wagner ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO OESTE DE SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caries depth; Decision making; Radiograph; Restorative decision; Treatment threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAZIL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35148824045     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a12305     Document Type: Article

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