The relative efficacy of fluoride toothpastes assessed with pH cycling

Caries Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 136-141

  Ten Cate, J M ^a   Exterkate, R A M ^a   Buijs, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Demineralization; Fluoride; Lamination; Microradiography; pH cycling; Remineralization

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CALCIUM; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL CARE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENAMEL; METABOLISM; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; PH; TOOTH DISEASE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CATTLE; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL ENAMEL SOLUBILITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLUORIDES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION; TOOTHPASTE;

EID: 33644660028     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091060     Document Type: Article

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