Effect of an alcohol-free, 1% chlorhexidine gel as an adjunct to a fluoridated dentifrice using an intraoral crown model

Caries Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 190-197

  Timmons, S R ^a   Harless, J D ^a   Hogan, M M ^a   Eckert, G J ^b   Marek, C L ^a   Drake, D R ^a   Wefel, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Demineralization; Fluoride; Intraoral model; Remineralization; Toothpastes

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG COMBINATION; GEL; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIFRICES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FLUORIDES; GELS; HUMANS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 34147127035     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099317     Document Type: Article

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