Caries remineralization therapy: Implications for dental readiness

Military Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 48-50

  Diefenderfer, Kim E ^a,b   Stahl, Jonathan ^c  

^a Bureau of Medicine and Surgery   (United States)

^b NAVAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FLUORIDE;

CARIES REMINERALIZATION THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; MILITARY MEDICINE; MINERALIZATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; TOOTH DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38149010212     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/milmed.173.supplement_1.48     Document Type: Conference Paper

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