The effectiveness of sealants in managing caries lesions

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-174

  Griffin, S O ^a   Oong, E ^a   Kohn, W ^a   Vidakovic, B ^b   Gooch, B F ^a   Bader, J ^c   Clarkson, J ^d   Fontana, M R ^e   Meyer, D M ^f   Rozier, R G ^g   Weintraub, J A ^h   Zero, D T ^e  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Mackenzie Building   (United Kingdom)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^f AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caries; Pit and fissure sealants

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT; GLASS IONOMER; RESIN CEMENT;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESIN CEMENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39149138461     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910808700211     Document Type: Article

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