Reliability of the Nyvad criteria for caries assessment in primary teeth

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 225-231

  Séllos, Mariana C ^a   Soviero, Vera M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Diagnosis; Primary teeth; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DENTITION, PRIMARY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79955966640     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2011.00827.x     Document Type: Article

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