Effect of Cervitec® on mutans streptococci in plaque and on caries formation on occlusal fissures of erupting permanent molars

Caries Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 373-376

  Araujo, A M P G ^a   Naspitz, G M C C ^a   Chelotti, A ^a   Cai, S ^b  

^a PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Caries prevention; Chlorhexidine; Dental caries; Mutans Streptococci; Occlusal surface; Permanent molars; Thymol

Indexed keywords

CERVITEC; CHLORHEXIDINE; PAINT; THYMOL; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL FISSURES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; MOLAR; PAINT; SALIVA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; THYMOL;

EID: 0036730229     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000065961     Document Type: Article

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