Sugar substitutes, chewing gum and dental caries - A review

British Dental Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-32

  Edgar, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; ANTICARIES AGENT; SORBITOL; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENT; XYLITOL;

BACTERIUM; CHEWING GUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG EFFECT; ENAMEL; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; REVIEW; SALIVATION; SECRETION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACIDS; BACTERIA; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHEWING GUM; CLINICAL TRIALS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PLAQUE; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOUTH; SALIVATION; SECRETORY RATE; SORBITOL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENTS; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION; XYLITOL;

EID: 0032501532     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809535     Document Type: Review

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