Pit and fissure sealants versus fluoride varnishes for preventing dental decay in the permanent teeth of children and adolescents

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2016, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Ahovuo Saloranta, Anneli ^a   Forss, Helena ^b   Hiiri, Anne ^c   Nordblad, Anne ^d   Mäkelä, Marjukka ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c The Regional State Administrative Agency of Southern Finland   (Finland)

^d Sosiaali ja terveysministerio   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT; FLUORIDE VARNISH; GLASS IONOMER; GLASS IONOMER FISSURE SEALANT; RESIN FISSURE SEALANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTICARIES AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; DISEASE COURSE; ENAMEL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH HYGIENE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERMANENT TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HUMANS; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84966455220     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003067.pub4     Document Type: Review

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