Effect of a varnish containing chlorhexidine and thymol (Cervitec®) on approximal caries in 13- to 16-year-old schoolchildren in a low caries area

Caries Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-189

  Haukali, G ^a   Poulsen, S ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Approximal caries; Caries progression; Children; Chlorhexidine; Clinical trial; Split mouth; Varnish

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARIES PREVENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE COURSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MOLAR TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH VARNISH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARNISH; X RAY FILM; DENMARK; DRUG COMBINATION; HEALTH SURVEY; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENMARK; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; THYMOL;

EID: 0038673714     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070442     Document Type: Article

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