A systematic review of the effectiveness of anticalculus dentifrices

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-58

  Netuveli, Gopalakrishnan S ^a   Sheiham, Aubrey ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti calculus; Calculus; Co polymer; Dentifrices; Pyrophosphate; Systematic review; Toothpaste; Zinc citrate

Indexed keywords

MALEIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHOXYETHYLENE-MALEIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER; POLY(MALEIC ANHYDRIDE METHYL VINYL ETHER); POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; PYROPHOSPHATE; TOOTHPASTE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH CALCULUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTIFRICES; DIPHOSPHATES; HUMANS; MALEATES; POLYETHYLENES; TOOTHBRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14744267514     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a8885     Document Type: Article

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