Cariostatic effects of a xylitol/NaF dentifrice in vivo

International Dental Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-39

  Gaffar, A ^a   Blake Haskins, J C ^b   Sullivan, R ^b   Simone, A ^b   Schmidt, R ^b   Saunders, F ^b  

^a Oral Care Research and Development   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE SODIUM; PLACEBO; TOOTHPASTE; XYLITOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; DISEASE MODEL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENAMEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SALIVA; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACIDS; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTIFRICES; DENTIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SALIVA; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION; XYLITOL;

EID: 0031993309     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.1998.tb00691.x     Document Type: Article

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