Chairside evaluation of pH-lowering activity and lactic acid production of dental plaque: Correlation with caries experience and incidence in preschool children

Quintessence International

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-158

  Shimizu, Koichi ^a   Igarashi, Koei ^b   Takahashi, Nobuhiro ^c  

^a Shimizu Pediatric Dental Clinic   (Japan)

^b Naruse Dental Clinic   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caries experience; Caries incidence; Chairside evaluation; Dental plaque; Lactic acid; pH

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATHOLOGY; PH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH PLAQUE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL PLAQUE; DMF INDEX; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; MOLAR; ORAL HYGIENE INDEX; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUCROSE; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 38149026240     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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