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    Quintessence Int. 2007 Feb;38(2):e99-105.

    Therapeutic seal of approximal incipient noncavitated carious lesions: technique and case reports.

    Gomez SS, Onetto JE, Uribe SA, Emilson CG.

    Department of Preventive Dentistry, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Chile. santiago.gomez@uv.cl <gomez@uv.cl>

    Sealing of incipient carious lesions in occlusal surfaces has been shown to arrest the progression of the lesions. In this report, we describe for approximal surfaces with noncavitated incipient lesions the clinical procedures for sealant application illustrating this minimally invasive method with 3 clinical cases and scanning electron microscopic images.

    PMID: 17510721 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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