Effectiveness of pit and fissure sealants in reducing white spot lesions during orthodontic treatment: A pilot study

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 338-345

  Benham, Adam W ^a   Campbell, Phillip M ^b   Buschang, Peter H ^b  

^a Baylor College of Dentistry ^*

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demineralization; Pit and fissure sealants; Prevention; White spot lesions

Indexed keywords

DENTIN BONDING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FISSURE SEALANT; ORTHOSOLO; RESIN CEMENT; TRANSBOND PLUS SELF ETCHING PRIMER; TRANSBOND PLUS SELF-ETCHING PRIMER; TRANSBOND XT; ULTRASEAL XT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ACID ETCHING; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISOR; LASER; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH DISEASE;

ACID ETCHING, DENTAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CUSPID; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN-BONDING AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCISOR; LASERS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; PHOTOGRAPHY, DENTAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIN CEMENTS; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION;

EID: 63049127420     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/022808-30.1     Document Type: Article

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