Xylitol candies in caries prevention: Results of a field study in Estonian children

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 218-224

  Alanen, Pentti ^a   Isokangas, Pauli ^a   Gutmann, Kristjan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Caries increments; Chewing gum; Delivery; Xylitol candies

Indexed keywords

SUGAR; XYLITOL;

ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL DENTISTRY;

CANDY; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; XYLITOL;

EID: 0034199648     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0528.2000.280308.x     Document Type: Article

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