Effects of Dental Treatment and Single Application of a 40% Chlorhexidine Varnish on Mutans Streptococci in Young Children under Intravenous Anaesthesia

Caries Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 268-274

  Van Lunsen, D M ^a   De Soet, J J ^b   Weerheijm, K L ^a   Groen, H J ^a   Veerkamp, J S J ^a  

^a P ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caries prevention; Chlorhexidine; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; PAINT; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUGAR INTAKE; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DIETARY SUCROSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACQUER; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034184911     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016601     Document Type: Article

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