Caries-preventive effect of fissure sealants: A systematic review

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 321-330

  Mejàre, Ingegerd ^a   Lingström, Peter ^b   Petersson, Lars G ^b   Holm, Anna Karin ^b   Twetman, Svante ^b   Källestål, Carina ^b   Nordenram, Gunilla ^b   Lagerlöf, Folke ^b   Söder, Birgitta ^b   Norlund, Anders ^b   Axelsson, Susanna ^b   Dahlgren, Helena ^b  

^a Eastman Dental Institute Stockholm   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Pit and fissure sealants; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

GLASS IONOMER; RESIN; SEALANT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARIES; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MATERIALS; MOLAR TOOTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BICUSPID; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; DENTAL CARIES; GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS; HUMANS; MOLAR; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; RESIN CEMENTS; RISK;

EID: 9144246157     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016350310007581     Document Type: Review

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