Effect of chlorhexidine/thymol and fluoride varnishes on dental biofilm formation in vitro

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 468-472

  Takeuchi, Yasuo ^a,b   Guggenheim, Bernhard ^c   Filieri, Anna ^a   Baehni, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Dental biofilm; Fluoride; Varnish

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; FLUORIDE VARNISH; THYMOL; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL PLAQUE; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THYMOL;

EID: 36248975981     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2007.00493.x     Document Type: Article

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