Professional fluoride varnish treatment for caries control: A systematic review of clinical trials

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 170-176

  Petersson, Lars G ^a   Twetman, Svante ^b   Dahlgren, Helena ^b   Norlund, Anders ^b   Holm, Anna Karin ^b   Nordenram, Gunilla ^b   Lagerlöf, Folke ^b   Söder, Birgitta ^b   Källestål, Carina ^b   Mejàre, Ingegerd ^b   Axelsson, Susanna ^b   Lingström, Peter ^b  

^a HALMSTAD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Dental caries; Fluoride varnish; Professional fluoride; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE VARNISH;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERFORMANCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; DENTAL CARIES; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HUMANS; LACQUER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3843144882     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016350410006392     Document Type: Review

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