Sealants for preventing dental decay in the permanent teeth

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Ahovuo Saloranta, Anneli ^a   Forss, Helena ^b   Walsh, Tanya ^c   Hiiri, Anne ^d   Nordblad, Anne ^e   Mäkelä, Marjukka ^a   Worthington, Helen V ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Health Care ^*  (Finland)

^e Sosiaali ja terveysministerio   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINPRO PINK; CLINPRO SEALANT; DELTON; DYRACT; FLUORIDE; GC FUJI IONOMER VII LIGHT PINK; GLASS IONOMER; KETAC MOLAR EASYMIX; RESIN; SEALANT; VITREMER; FISSURE SEALANT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MOLAR TOOTH; PERMANENT TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DENTITION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION, PERMANENT; HUMANS; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880098263     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001830.pub4     Document Type: Review

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