Influence of Repeated Chlorhexidine Varnish Applications on Mutans Streptococci Counts and Caries Increment in Patients Treated with Fixed Orthodontic Appliances;Einfluss wiederholter Chlorhexidin-Lack-Anwendungen auf Mutans-Streptokokken-Zahlen und Karieszuwachs bei Multibandpatienten

Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 36-45

  Jenatschke, Fritz ^a   Elsenberger, Evelyn ^a   Welte, Hans Dieter ^a   Schlagenhauf, Ulrich ^a,b,c  

^a University of Tübingen ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caries increment; Chlorhexidine; Mutans streptococci; Orthodontic bands; Orthodontics

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0035234477     PISSN: 14345293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001917     Document Type: Article

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