The Comparative Clinical Efficacy of Pyrophosphate/Triclosan, Copolymer/Triclosan and Zinc Citrate/Triclosan Dentifrices for the Reduction of Supragingival Calculus Formation

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 62-66

  Fairbrother, K J ^a   Kowolik, M J ^a   Curzon, M E J ^a   Muller I ^a   McKeown, S ^a   Hill, C M ^a   Hannigan, C ^a   Bartizek, R D ^a   White, D J ^a  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLGATE; COPOLYMER; CREST; FLUORIDE SODIUM; GANTREZ COPOLYMER; MENTADENT; PYROPHOSPHATE; TOOTHPASTE; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC CITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; MALE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0030945249     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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