Effect of a mouthrinse containing selected propolis on 3-day dental plaque accumulation and polysaccharide formation

Caries Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 445-448

  Koo, Hyun ^a   Cury, Jaime A ^b,e   Rosalen, Pedro L ^b   Ambrosano, Gláucia M B ^b   Ikegaki, Masaharu ^d   Park, Yong K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b Faculty of Dentistry of Piracicaba   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d Sch of Pharm and Dent of Alfenas   (Brazil)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti plaque agent; Dental plaque; Mouthrinse; Polysaccharide; Propolis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROPOLIS; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTHWASHES; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROPOLIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0036833766     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066535     Document Type: Article

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