Effect of professional flossing with NaF or SnF2 gel on approximal caries in 13-16-year-old schoolchildren

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-125

  Gisselsson, Hans ^b   Birkhed, Dowen ^a   Emilson, Claes Göran ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dental caries; Dental floss; Dental prophylaxis; Fluoride gel

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; PLACEBO; TIN FLUORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL CARIES; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; GEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; DMF INDEX; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; GELS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SODIUM FLUORIDE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIN FLUORIDES;

EID: 0032806560     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000163599429020     Document Type: Article

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