Clinical and microbiological effects of local chlorhexidine applications

International Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 325-329

  Frentzen, M ^a,b   Ploenes, K ^a   Braun, A ^a  

^a Dept Periodontol and Oper Dent ^*

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Oral hygiene; Plaque; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PAINT; PLACEBO; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERIODONTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TEST STRIP; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; FEMALE; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LACQUER; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PLACEBOS; REAGENT STRIPS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0036776957     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1875-595X.2002.tb00879.x     Document Type: Article

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