An in vivo comparison of the antimicrobial activities of three mouthrinses

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 43-45

  Gultz, J ^a   Kaim, J M ^a   DeLeo IV, J ^a   Scherer, W ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HERBAL MOUTH AND GUM THERAPY; LISTERINE; PLANT EXTRACT; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TERPENE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIA; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MOUTHWASHES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SALICYLATES; TERPENES;

EID: 0032250565     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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