Mutans streptococci in xerostomic cancer patients after pilocarpine therapy: A pilot study

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 180-184

  Chambers, Mark S ^a,b   Keene, Harris J ^b   Toth, Béla B ^a   Lemon, James C ^a   Gallagher, Susan C ^c   Martin, Charles G ^a   Martin, Jack W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PILOCARPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CANCER; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; SALIVATION; STREPTOCOCCUS; XEROSTOMIA;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH, EDENTULOUS; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PILOCARPINE; PILOT PROJECTS; PLACEBOS; SALIVA; SECRETORY RATE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 12344266554     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2004.03.012     Document Type: Article

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