Topical antimicrobial therapy in the prevention of early childhood caries

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-11

  Lopez, Lydia ^d   Berkowitz, Robert ^a   Zlotnik, Hinda ^d   Moss, Mark ^b   Weinstein, Phillip ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; PLACEBO; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DENTAL CARIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PLACEBOS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0032616672     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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