Non-surgical periodontal therapy with adjunctive chlorhexidine use in adults with down syndrome: A prospective case series

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 379-385

  Cheng, Ronald H W ^a   Leung, W Keung ^a,b   Corbet, Esmonde F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Down syndrome; Periodontitis

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; TOOTHPASTE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTHWASH; PERIODONTITIS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL SCALING; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTHWASHES; PERIODONTITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOOTHPASTE;

EID: 39749122589     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2008.070247     Document Type: Article

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