A clinical study on the antimicrobial and breath-freshening effect of zinc-containing lozenge formulations

Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 164-170

  Doran, Anna Louise ^a   Greenman, John ^b   Verran, Joanna ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Oral bacteria; Oral malodour; Volatile sulphur compounds; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; GLUCONATE ZINC; ORGANOLEPTIC MODIFIER; SORBITOL; SULFIDE; SULFUR; VANCOMYCIN; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SOLUBILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOZENGE; MALE; MOUTH FLORA; MOUTHWASH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; VOLUNTEER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34548625018     PISSN: 0891060X     EISSN: 16512235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08910600701521188     Document Type: Article

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