Mutans streptococci suppression by chlorhexidine gel in toddlers

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 89-91

  Twetman, Svante ^a,b   Grindefjord, Margaret ^c  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Department of Pediatric Dentistry   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TOOTHPASTE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTIFRICES; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0033113884     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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