Caries process on occlusal surfaces: Evolving evidence and understanding

Caries Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 339-346

  Carvalho, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Active lesions; Arrested lesions; Dental biofilm; Occlusal caries; Tooth eruption

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; COMPLICATION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTH PLAQUE;

BIOFILMS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; MOLAR; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION;

EID: 84895578886     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000356307     Document Type: Review

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