Pit and fissure sealants for preventing dental decay in permanent teeth

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2017, Issue 7, 2017, Pages

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

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d Sosiaali ja terveysministerio   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; FISSURE SEALANT; FLUORIDE VARNISH; GLASS IONOMER; ORGANICALLY MODIFIED CERAMIC; RESIN; ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DMF INDEX; DMFS INDEX; FLUORIDATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH HYGIENE; PERMANENT TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOOTH OCCLUSION; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SECONDARY DENTITION;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL OCCLUSION; DENTITION, PERMANENT; HUMANS; MOLAR; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 85026532805     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001830.pub5     Document Type: Review

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