Sugar alcohols: What is the evidence for caries-preventive and caries-therapeutic effects?

Caries Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 286-293

  Van Loveren, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Preventive effect; Sorbitol; Sugar alcohols; Therapeutic effect; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

SORBITOL; SUGAR ALCOHOL; XYLITOL;

ADAPTATION; CHEWING GUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; SALIVATION; STIMULATION; TOOTH PLAQUE;

CANDY; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHEWING GUM; CLINICAL TRIALS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUGAR ALCOHOLS; SWEETENING AGENTS; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION;

EID: 2642520587     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077768     Document Type: Conference Paper

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