Effect of Quarterly Treatments with a Chlorhexidine and a Fluoride Varnish on Approximal Caries in Caries-Susceptible Teenagers: A 3-Year Clinical Study

Caries Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 140-143

  Petersson, L G ^a   Magnusson, K ^a   Andersson, H ^a   Almquist, B ^b   Twetman, S ^a,c  

^a Medical and Dental Health Centre   (Sweden)

^b Public Dental Health Clinic   (Sweden)

^c MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Approximal caries; Chlorhexidine varnish; Fluoride varnish; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWEDEN; TIME; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL CAVITY LINING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034153220     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016581     Document Type: Article

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