Chlorhexidine spray effects on plaque accumulation in developmentally disabled patients

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 333-336

  Steelman, Robert ^a,c   Holmes, Douglas ^b   Hamilton, Marcia ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL CARE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0030154611     PISSN: 10534628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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