Review on fluoride, with special emphasis on calcium fluoride mechanisms in caries prevention

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 461-465

  Ten Gate, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calcium fluoride; Caries; De remineralization; Fluoride

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CALCIUM FLUORIDE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE VARNISH; TOOTHPASTE;

CHEMISTRY; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; DRUG EFFECT; ENAMEL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUTH HYGIENE; PH; REVIEW; SALIVA; SOLUBILITY; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PLAQUE;

CALCIUM FLUORIDE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTIFRICES; DENTIN; FLUORIDES; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOUTHWASHES; SALIVA; SOLUBILITY; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0031244029     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1997.tb00231.x     Document Type: Review

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