Pit and fissure sealants versus fluoride varnishes for preventing dental decay in children and adolescents

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Hiiri, Anne ^a   Ahovuo Saloranta, A ^b   Nordblad, A ^b   Makela M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT; FLUORIDE VARNISH;

AUTHOR; CALCULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARIES; ELECTRONICS; EMBASE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RANDOMIZATION; REGISTER; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SCISEARCH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 42749102770     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003067.pub2     Document Type: Review

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