Topical antimicrobial therapy in the prevention of early childhood caries: A follow-up report

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 204-206

  Lopez, Lydia ^a   Berkowitz, Robert ^b   Spiekerman, Charles ^c   Weinstein, Phillip ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood caries; Iodine application

Indexed keywords

POVIDONE IODINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; DENTAL CARIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POVIDONE-IODINE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036560563     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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