Assessment of autofluorescence to detect the remineralization capabilities of sodium fluoride, monofluorophosphate and non-fluoride dentifrices: A single-blind cluster randomized trial

Caries Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 358-364

  Feng, Y ^a   Yin, W ^a   Hu, D ^a   Zhang, Y P ^b   Ellwood, R P ^c   Pretty, I A ^c  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Global Personal Care and Skin Health R D   (United States)

^c Dental Health Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early enamel caries; Quantitative light induced fluorescence; Smooth surfaces; Sodium fluoride; Sodium monofluorophosphate

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; FLUOROPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG EFFECT; ENAMEL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIFRICES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHATES; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION;

EID: 34548165780     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000104793     Document Type: Article

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