A 30-month Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Some Oral Hygiene Measures on Streptococcus mutans and Approximal Dental Caries

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 761-765

  Axelsson, P ^a   Kristoffersson, K ^b   Karlsson, R ^a   Bratthall, D ^b  

^a Public Dental Health Service ^*  (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; FLUORIDE VARNISH;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADOLESCENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; ORAL HYGIENE; PATIENT EDUCATION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023299463     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00220345870660031101     Document Type: Article

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