Analysis of clinical trials involving non-cavitated caries lesions

Journal of Dental Research

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

  Imrey, P B ^a   Kingman, A ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Data analysis; Dental caries; Diagnostic modalities; Ordinal categorical data

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; ENAMEL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION; TRANSILLUMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4143146670     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910408301S21     Document Type: Conference Paper

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