Effect of an essential oil-containing antiseptic mouthrinse on plaque and salivary Streptococcus mutans levels

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 157-161

  Fine, D H ^a   Furgang, D ^a   Barnett, M L ^b   Drew, C ^a   Steinberg, L ^a   Charles, C H ^b   Vincent, J W ^b  

^a RUTGERS SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiseptic mouthrinse; Dental caries; Essential oils; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; LISTERINE; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TERPENE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTHWASHES; OILS, VOLATILE; ORAL HYGIENE; SALICYLATES; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TERPENES;

EID: 0034146448     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051x.2000.027003157.x     Document Type: Article

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