Evidence-based clinical recommendations for the use of pit-and-fissure sealants: A report of the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 257-268

  Beauchamp, Jean ^a,b   Caufield, Page W ^c   Crall, James J ^d   Donly, Kevin ^e   Feigal, Robert ^f   Gooch, Barbara ^g   Ismail, Amid ^h   Kohn, William ^g   Siegal, Mark ⁱ   Simonsen, Richard ^j   Frantsve Hawley, Julie ^b  

^a American Dental Association ^*

^b AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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

^h UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

ⁱ OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^j MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Caries; Caries prevention; Clinical recommendations; Evidence based dentistry; Pit and fissure sealant; Primary prevention; Sealant; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 41249087251     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2008.0155     Document Type: Article

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