Clinical detection of caries in the primary dentition with and without bitewing radiography

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-30

  Newman, B ^a   Seow, W Kim ^b   Kazoullis, S ^c   Ford, D ^c   Holcombe, T ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bitewing radiography; Deciduous caries; Hidden caries; Primary dentition caries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION, PRIMARY; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 66549108104     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2008.01084.x     Document Type: Article

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