A Descriptive Report of the Effects of a 16-Month Xylitol Chewing-Gum Programme Subsequent to a 40-Month Sucrose Gum Programme

Caries Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 107-112

  Makinen K K ^a,e   Hujoel, P P ^b   Bennett, C A ^c   Isokangas, P ^d   Isotupa, K ^e   Pape Jr , H R ^a   Makinen P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Belize City Hospital   (Belize)

^d Ylivieska Public Health Centre   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Caries reversals; Chewing gum; Remineralisation; Sucrose; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE; XYLITOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BELIZE; CHEWING GUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADOLESCENT; BELIZE; CHEWING GUM; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SUCROSE; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION; XYLITOL;

EID: 2542533830     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016439     Document Type: Article

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