Are sugars-free medicines more erosive than sugars-containing medicines? An in vitro study of paediatric medicines with prolonged oral clearance used regularly and long-term by children

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 231-238

  Maguire, Anne ^a   Baqir, Wasim ^a   Nunn, June Heather ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG; DRUG VEHICLE; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; HUMAN; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METABOLISM; MOUTH; PH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TITRIMETRY; TOOTH DISEASE; VEHICLES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MOUTH; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENTS; TITRIMETRY; TOOTH EROSION; VEHICLES;

EID: 34250196524     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2007.00826.x     Document Type: Article

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