Betaine-containing toothpaste relieves subjective symptoms of dry mouth

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 65-69

  Söderling, Eva ^a   Le Bell, Ami ^a   Kirstilä, Varpuleena ^a   Tenovuo, Jorma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Betaine; Hyposalivation; Sjogren's syndrome; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; COSMETIC; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; PLACEBO; TOOTHPASTE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH FLORA; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; SALIVATION; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BETAINE; CANDIDA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; SALIVATION; SECRETORY RATE; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TOOTHPASTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WETTING AGENTS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0031805198     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016359850136003     Document Type: Article

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