Polyol-combinant saliva stimulants and oral health in Veterans Affairs patients - An exploratory study

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 104-115

  Mäkinen, Kauko K ^a  

^a Department of Biochemistry and Dentistry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; SORBITOL; SWEETENING AGENT; XYLITOL;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; SALIVATION; SECRETION; STIMULATION; TOOTH PLAQUE; VETERAN;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; ROOT CARIES; SALIVA; SALIVATION; SECRETORY RATE; SORBITOL; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; SWEETENING AGENTS; VETERANS; XYLITOL;

EID: 0030132861     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1996.tb00843.x     Document Type: Article

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