Supragingival calculus: Formation and control

Critical Reviews in Oral Biology and Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 426-441

  Jin, Ye ^a   Yip, Hak Kong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anti calculus agent; Dental calculus; Microbial mineralization; Organic acid; Plaque mineralization

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; PYROPHOSPHATE; TRICLOSAN; ZINC; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; MALEIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHOXYETHYLENE-MALEIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER; POLY(MALEIC ANHYDRIDE METHYL VINYL ETHER); POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; SALIVA PROTEIN; TOOTHPASTE; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROL SYSTEM; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENTITION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; GINGIVA; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MICROBIAL ADHESION; MINERALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; STONE FORMATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOOTH PLAQUE; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL PELLICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TOOTH CALCULUS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTAL PELLICLE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTIFRICES; DIPHOSPHATES; HUMANS; MALEATES; POLYETHYLENES; SALIVARY PROTEINS; TRICLOSAN; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0036050569     PISSN: 10454411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154411130201300506     Document Type: Review

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