The effect of chewing sugar-free gum on plaque regrowth at smooth and occlusal surfaces

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 255-257

  Hanham, A ^a   Addy, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chewing gum; Clinical trial; Plaque; Plaque indices

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ERYTHROSINE; FLUORESCENT DYE; SWEETENING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICS; TOOTH; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; CHEWING GUM; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; ERYTHROSINE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; MALE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEETENING AGENTS; TOOTH;

EID: 0035286744     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051x.2001.028003255.x     Document Type: Article

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