Patient preferences in a preliminary study comparing an intra-oral lubricating device with the usual dry mouth lubricating methods

British Dental Journal

Volumn 193, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 403-408

  Frost, P M ^a   Shirlaw, P J ^a   Walter, J D ^a   Challacombe, S J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALIVA SUBSTITUTE; WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUBRICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEWING GUM; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUBRICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA, ARTIFICIAL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WATER; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0037068984     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4801576     Document Type: Article

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