Effect of chlorhexidine varnish mouthguards on the levels of selected oral microorganisms in pediatric patients

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 169-175

  Achong, Roger A ^d   Briskie, Daniel M ^a,b   Hildebrandt, Gary H ^c   Feigal, Robert J ^d   Loesche, Walter J ^d  

^a Mott Children's Health Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; PAINT; PLACEBO; POLYPROPYLENE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTITION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH PROTECTOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTITION, MIXED; DMF INDEX; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH PROTECTORS; PAINT; PLACEBOS; POLYPROPYLENES; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 0033125348     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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