Effect of 1000 ppm relative to 250 ppm fluoride toothpaste. A meta-analysis

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-88

  Steiner, Marcel ^a   Helfenstein, Ulrich ^b   Menghini, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TOOTH DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; DENTAL CARIES; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; TOOTHPASTE;

EID: 2942748174     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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