Effects of fluoride- and chlorhexidine-containing varnishes on plaque composition and on demineralization of dentinal grooves in situ

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 154-161

  Zaura Arite, E ^a   Ten Cate, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Dentin; Fluoride; Mutans streptococci; Varnish

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CERVITEC; CHLORHEXIDINE; FLUOR PROTECTOR; FLUORIDE VARNISH; PLACEBO; POLYURETHAN; SILANE DERIVATIVE; THYMOL; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PLAQUE;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CATTLE; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTIN; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; POLYURETHANES; SILANES; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; THYMOL; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION;

EID: 0034171175     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0722.2000.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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