Clinical evaluation of the ability of CaviStat® in a mint confection to inhibit the development of dental caries in children

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Acevedo, Ana Maria ^a   Montero, Maglynert ^a   Rojas Sanchez, Fátima ^a   Machado, Carolina ^a   Rivera, Luis Eduardo ^b   Wolff, Mark ^c   Kleinberg, Israel ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; ARGININE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CAVISTAT; SUGAR; SWEETENING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ARGININE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CANDY; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR; SWEETENING AGENTS; TOOTH EXFOLIATION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 42149134878     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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