Performance of pit and fissure sealants according to tooth characteristics: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 66, Issue , 2017, Pages 8-17

  Papageorgiou, Spyridon N ^a   Dimitraki, Dionysia ^b   Kotsanos, Nikolaos ^b   Bekes, Katrin ^c   van Waes, Hubertus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Caries; Dental sealants; Meta analysis; Randomized clinical trial; Systematic review; Treatment effectiveness

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

CHILD; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SECONDARY DENTITION;

CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION, PERMANENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MOLAR; MOUTH; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 85028329812     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2017.08.004     Document Type: Review

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