Diagnosis and management of dental caries [electronic resource] : January 1980 through December 2000 : 1,592 citations / prepared by Martha Glock, Alice M. Horowitz, Maria T. Canto.
Imprint
Bethesda, Md. (8600 Rockville Pike) : U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, Reference Section, [2001]
"This bibliography was prepared in support of the National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference on Diagnosis and Management of Dental Caries Throughout Life, held in Bethesda, Maryland on March 26-28, 2001"--Introd.
Summary
Citations include changes during past decades in the prevalence, distribution, and progression of dental caries have implications for diagnosis, treatment, prediction of risk, and prevention in individuals or populations. Traditional approaches for treating carious lesions in a surgical manner are being replaced by newer strategies that emphasize disease prevention and conservation. Citations for this bibliography were gathered from journal articles and conference papers written primarily in English and including both human and animal studies.
