Therapeutic effect of glass-ionomers: An overview of evidence

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-15

  Mickenautsch, Steffen ^a   Mount, G ^b   Yengopal, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caries; Glass ionomer cement; Systematic review evidence

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FISSURE SEALANT; FLUORIDE; GLASS IONOMER;

CHEMISTRY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; ENAMEL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; FLUORIDES; GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS; HUMANS; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION;

EID: 79952022150     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: 18347819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2010.01304.x     Document Type: Review

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