Role of remineralizing fluid in in vitro enamel caries formation and progression

Quintessence International

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 313-319

  Hicks, John ^a,b,c   Flaitz, Catherine ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

APF; Calcifying fluids; Caries; Demineralization; Enamel; Fluoride; Remineralization

Indexed keywords

ACIDULATED FLUOROPHOSPHATE; ANTICARIES AGENT; CALCIUM; CARBOMER; CARIOGENIC AGENT; FLUORIDE SODIUM; PHOSPHATE; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; ENAMEL; EVALUATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST;

ACIDULATED PHOSPHATE FLUORIDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALCIUM; CARIOGENIC AGENTS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; HUMANS; MOLAR; PHOSPHATES; POLYVINYLS; SODIUM FLUORIDE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION;

EID: 33947544163     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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