Exploring four-handed delivery and retention of resin-based sealants

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 281-289

  Griffin, Susan O ^a   Jones, Kari ^b   Gray, Shellie Kolavic ^c   Malvitz, Dolores M ^d   Gooch, Barbara F ^a  

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

^b Quantitative Health Research   (United States)

^c Public Health Division   (United States)

^d Palladian Partners   (United States)

Author keywords

Four handed delivery; Pit and fissure sealants; Sealant retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 41249096930     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2008.0157     Document Type: Article

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