A clinical trial of a slow-releasing fluoride device in children

Caries Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 195-200

  Toumba, K J ^a   Curzon, M E J ^a  

^a LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Slow fluoride releasing device

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DEVICE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; GINGIVA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; SOCIAL STATUS; TOOTH CALCULUS; TOOTH PLAQUE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FLUORIDES; GLASS; HUMANS; MOLAR; SALIVA;

EID: 21044448408     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084798     Document Type: Article

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