The science and practice of caries prevention

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 887-899

  Featherstone, John D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CALCIUM; FLUORIDE; PHOSPHATE; SALIVA PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SALIVA; SECRETION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CALCIUM; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; PHOSPHATES; SALIVA; SALIVARY PROTEINS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION;

EID: 0034222274     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2000.0307     Document Type: Article

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