Minimal intervention dentistry: Part 1. Strategies for addressing the new caries challenge in older patients

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 427-433

  Chalmers, Jane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial infections prevention control; Dental caries microbiology; Dental caries prevention control; Tooth remineralization

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; FLUORIDE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; TOOTH PLAQUE; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; FLUORIDES; GERIATRIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 33745314489     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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