The challenges of validating diagnostic methods relative to a conventional two-year caries clinical trial

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 83, Issue SPEC. ISS. C, 2004, Pages

  Biesbrock, A R ^a   Chesters, R K ^b   Ellwood, R P ^c   Smith, S R ^d  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c Dental Health Unit   (United Kingdom)

^d GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caries; Clinical trials; Diagnostics; Early caries detection; Validation

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; TOOTH DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4143056179     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910408301S11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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