Evaluation of the dental plaque pH recovery effect of a xylitol lozenge on patients with fixed orthodontic appliances

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 240-244

  Sengun, Abdulkadir ^a   Sari, Zafer ^a   Ramoglu, Sabri Ilhan ^a   Malkoç, Siddik ^a   Duran, Ismet ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dental caries risk; Dental plaque pH; Fixed orthodontic therapy; Xylitol lozenge

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE; XYLITOL; ANTICARIES AGENT;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DRINKING; EATING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOZENGE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PH; RECORDING; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; VOLUNTEER; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUCROSE; XYLITOL;

EID: 3042671181     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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