Comparing the caries-preventive effect of two fissure sealing modalities in public health care: A single application of glass ionomer and a routine resin-based sealant programme. A randomized split-mouth clinical trial

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-61

  Kervanto Seppälä, Sari ^a   Lavonius, Eeva ^a   Pietilä, Ilpo ^b   Pitkäniemi, Janne ^a   Meurman, Jukka H ^a,c   Kerosuo, Eero ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Public Dental Health Centre   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; COMPOSITE DENTAL RESIN; FISSURE SEALANT; GLASS IONOMER; POLYURETHAN; RESIN; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; POLYURETHANES; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 37149020116     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2007.00855.x     Document Type: Article

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