The economics of pit and fissure sealants in preventive dentistry: a review.

作者: Dinah H. Kitchens

DOI: 10.5005/JCDP-6-3-95

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摘要: Oral diseases are progressive, cumulative, and become more intricate to treat with advancement. While dental caries is an infectious transmissible disease children being at the highest risk, primary prevention can reduce this risk. Primary in dentistry usually considered be community fluoridated water supplies, professional fluoride treatments, pit fissure sealants. supplies have been proven cost-effective, cost-effectiveness of sealants has primarily studied school-based programs from low socio-economic backgrounds. Dental sealant just one way help increase oral health disparities children. The purpose paper review literature regarding as a preventive strategy dentistry.

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