Effect of Chlorhexidine Varnish on Bacterial Levels in Plaque and Saliva during Orthodontic Treatment

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 42-46

  Madléna, Melinda ^a   Vitalyos, Geza ^a   Márton, Sándor ^b   Nagy, Gábor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CERVITEC; CHLORHEXIDINE; THYMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DMF INDEX; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; THYMOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034575051     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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