Plaque fluoride concentrations are dependent on plaque calcium concentrations

Caries Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 256-265

  Whitford, Gary M ^a   Wasdin, John L ^a   Schafer, Tara E ^a   Adair, Steven M ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Dental caries; Dental plaque; Fluoridated dentifrice; Fluoride; Magnesium; Water fluoridation

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CALCIUM; FLUORIDE; MAGNESIUM; TOOTHPASTE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENAMEL; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALCIUM; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL ENAMEL SOLUBILITY; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTIFRICES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA;

EID: 0036651484     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000063931     Document Type: Article

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