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 the United States of America

American Journal of Dentistry

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

  Boneta, Augusto Elías ^a   Neesmith, Alva ^b   Mankodi, Suru ^b   Berkowitz, Harold J ^b   Sánchez, Luis ^b   Mostler, Karen ^b   Stewart, Bernal ^c   Sintes, Jorge ^c   DeVizio, William ^c   Petrone, Margaret E ^c   Volpe, Anthony R ^c   Zhang, Yun Po ^c   McCool, James J ^c   Bustillo, Ernesto ^e   Proskin, Howard M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b Dental Products Testing Inc   (United States)

^c Technology Center   (United States)

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

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUERTO RICO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; PUERTO RICO; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035347135     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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