Comparison of two clinical methods for evaluating the anti-plaque efficacy of a dentifrice

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 97-102

  Xu, Tao ^a   Barnes, Virginia Monsul ^a  

^a Technology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; COLGATE TOTAL; COLGATE TOTAL PLUS WHITENING TOOTHPASTE; CREST REGULAR DENTIFRICE; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TOOTHPASTE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TRICLOSAN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MIXTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; COMPLEX MIXTURES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTIFRICES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTHWASHES; POLYSTYRENES; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE; TRICLOSAN;

EID: 33644602657     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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