The inhibitory effect of an arginine bicarbonate/calcium carbonate (CaviStat®)-containing dentifrice on the development of dental caries in Venezuelan school children

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 63-70

  Acevedo, Ana Maria ^a   Machado, Carolina ^b   Rivera, Luis E ^c   Wolff, Mark ^d   Kleinberg, Israel ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b Sucre Municipality ^*  (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; ARGININE; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CAVISTAT; TOOTHPASTE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; VENEZUELA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARGININE; BICARBONATES; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TOOTHPASTE; VENEZUELA;

EID: 27344435053     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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