Dental plaque formation and salivary mutans streptococci in schoolchildren after use of xylitol-containing chewing gum

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 79-85

  Holgerson, Pernilla Lif ^a   Sjöström, Inger ^a   Stecksén Blicks, Christina ^a   Twetman, Svante ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; LACTIC ACID; MALTITOL; MALTOSE; SORBITOL; SUGAR ALCOHOL; SWEETENING AGENT; XYLITOL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DMF INDEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALTOSE; SALIVA; SORBITOL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUGAR ALCOHOLS; SWEETENING AGENTS; XYLITOL;

EID: 33846684796     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2006.00808.x     Document Type: Article

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