Journal of Dentistry
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 65-71 , January 2010

Surface conditioning of natural enamel caries lesions in deciduous teeth in preparation for resin infiltration

  • Sebastian Paris
    • ,
  • Christof E. Dörfer
    • ,
  • Hendrik Meyer-Lueckel

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Clinic for Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, School for Dental Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, House 26, 24105 Kiel, Germany. Tel.: +49 431 597 2817; fax: +49 431 597 4108.

Received 27 July 2009 ,Revised 21 August 2009 ,Accepted 1 September 2009.

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PII: S0300-5712(09)00212-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2009.09.001

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 65-71 , January 2010

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