A Randomised Controlled Trial of the Caries-Preventive Efficacy of a Chlorhexidine-Containing Varnish in High-Caries-Risk Adolescents

Caries Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 432-439

  Forgie, A H ^a   Paterson, M ^a   Pine, Cynthia M ^a   Pitts, N B ^a   Nugent, Z J ^a  

^a DUNDEE DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caries prevention; Chlorhexidine; Mutans streptococci

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; PAINT; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACQUER; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0034265903     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016619     Document Type: Article

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