Influence of iron alone or with fluoride on caries development in desalivated and intact rats

Caries Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 244-248

  Miguel, J C ^a   Bowen, W H ^a   Pearson, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Cariostatic agents; Dental caries; Fluoride; Iron fortification; Sugar

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; IRON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CARIOGENIC DIET; DENTAL CARIES; DIET THERAPY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INCIDENCE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SALIVA; SALIVARY GLAND; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; SUGAR INTAKE; WATER SUPPLY;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMALS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DIET, CARIOGENIC; DIETARY SUCROSE; FLUORIDES; INCIDENCE; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SALIVA; SALIVARY GLANDS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0030624169     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000262407     Document Type: Article

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