Efficacy of pit and fissure sealing - Long-term clinical observations

Quintessence International

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 593-602

  Jodkowska, Elzbieta ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Occlusal caries; Pit and fissure sealant; Sealant retention

Indexed keywords

BISPHENOL A BIS(2 HYDROXYPROPYL) ETHER DIMETHACRYLATE; FISSURE SEALANT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTITION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOLAR TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BICUSPID; BISPHENOL A-GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL FISSURES; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTITION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOLAR; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS;

EID: 45449109257     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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