Retention and effectiveness of fissure sealants in Kuwaiti school children

Community Dental Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 211-215

  Francis, R ^a   Mascarenhas, Ana Karina ^b   Soparkar, P ^c   Al Mutawaa, S ^a  

^a Kuwait Forsyth   (Kuwait)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Kuwait; Retention; School programmes; Sealants

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL SURGERY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MOLAR TOOTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL DENTISTRY;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL FISSURES; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MOLAR; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RUBBER DAMS; SCHOOL DENTISTRY;

EID: 57749106401     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2168Mascarenhas05     Document Type: Article

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