Sugars - The arch criminal?

Caries Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-285

  Zero, D T ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Diet; Fluoride; Sucrose; Sugars

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FLUORIDE; GLUCAN; SUCROSE;

ACIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENTAL CARIES; DIET; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUGAR INTAKE; TOOTH; TOOTH PLAQUE;

EID: 2642574010     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077767     Document Type: Conference Paper

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