Effect of xylitol-containing chewing gums on lactic acid production in dental plaque from caries active pre-school children

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-199

  Twetman, Svante ^a   Stecksén Blicks, Christina ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caries; Chewing gum; Lactic acid; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; LACTIC ACID; SORBITOL; SWEETENING AGENT; XYLITOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHEWING GUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHEWING GUM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALIVA; SORBITOL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SWEETENING AGENTS; XYLITOL;

EID: 3042603751     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a8527     Document Type: Article

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