Preventing the transfer of Streptococcus mutans from primary molars to permanent first molars using chlorhexidine

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 103-108

  Alaki, Sumer M ^a   Loesche, Walter J ^b   Feigal, Robert J ^a   Da Fonesca, Marcio A ^a   Welch, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caries prevention; Chlorhexidine; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; PLACEBO; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; WAX;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DRUG EFFECT; ENAMEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTH PLAQUE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PLAQUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MOLAR; PLACEBOS; SALIVA; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; WAXES;

EID: 0036519213     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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