Pit and fissure sealants for preventing dental decay in the permanent teeth of children and adolescents.

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Published in Cochrane Database Syst Rev on October 08, 2008

Authors

Anneli Ahovuo-Saloranta1, Anne Hiiri, Anne Nordblad, Marjukka Mäkelä, Helen V Worthington

Author Affiliations

1: Finnish Office for Health Technology Assessment / FinOHTA, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare & Health / STAKES, Finn-Medi 3, Biokatu 10, Tampere, Finland, 33520. anneli.ahovuo-saloranta@stakes.fi

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