Relationship between dentifrice fluoride concentration and clinical caries reduction

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 369-374

  Tavss, Edward A ^a   Mellberg, James R ^b   Joziak, Marilou ^a   Gambogi, Robert J ^a   Fisher, Steven W ^a  

^a Oral Care Research and Development   (United States)

^b Colgate Palmolive Technology Center ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; REVIEW;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIFRICES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLUORIDES; HUMANS;

EID: 1842591321     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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