Safety issues related to the use of silver fluoride in paediatric dentistry

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 166-168

  Gotjamanos, Theo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fluorosis; Silver fluoride; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; SILVER DERIVATIVE; SILVER FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLAR TOOTH; SAFETY; TOOTH DISEASE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; MOLAR; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY; SAFETY; SILVER COMPOUNDS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 0031160160     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1997.tb00115.x     Document Type: Article

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