Effect of ozone on the oral microbiota and clinical severity of primary root caries

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 56-60

  Baysan, Aylin ^a   Lynch, Edward ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; OZONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE; ROOT CARIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 3343022916     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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