Xylitol concentration in saliva and dental plaque after use of various xylitol-containing products

Caries Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 393-397

  Lif Holgerson, P ^a   Stecksen Blicks C ^a   Sjostrom I ^a   Oberg M ^a   Twetman, S ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chewing gum; Plaque; Saliva; Xylitol concentration

Indexed keywords

SUGAR; SWEETENING AGENT; TOOTHPASTE; XYLITOL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHEMISTRY; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TABLET; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CANDY; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MOUTHWASHES; SALIVA; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEETENING AGENTS; TABLETS; TOOTHPASTE; XYLITOL;

EID: 33748305696     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094284     Document Type: Conference Paper

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