The enhanced anticaries efficacy of a sodium fluoride and dicalcium phosphate dihydrate dentifrice in a dual-chambered tube. A 2-year caries clinical study on children in Brazil

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 14, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2001, Pages

  Silva, Milton F De A ^a   Melo, Edglei V De S ^a   Stewart, Bernal ^b   De Vizio, William ^b   Sintes, Jorge L ^b   Petrone, Margaret E ^b   Volpe, Anthony R ^b   Zhang, Yun Po ^b   McCool, James J ^b   Proskin, Howard M ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

^b Global Personal Care and Skin Health R D   (United States)

^c Howard M Proskin & Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE; ALPHA-TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE MONOBASIC; DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE ANHYDROUS; FLUORIDE SODIUM; TETRACALCIUM PHOSPHATE; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAZIL; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035346459     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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