Effect of 40% chlorhexidine varnish on mutans streptococci counts in pits and fissures of permanent first molars

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 588-592

  Zhang, Qi ^a   Mulder, Jan ^b   Truin, Gert Jan ^b   van Palenstein Helderman, W H ^b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine varnish; Dental plaque; Mutans streptococci; Pits and fissures

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; EC40 DENTAL VARNISH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; MOLAR; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 34250022660     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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