The drop technique: A method to control the amount of fluoride dentifrice used by young children

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-65

  Vilhena, Fabiano Vieira ^a   Silva, Henrique Mendes ^a   Peres, Silvia Helena de Carvalho Sales ^a   Caldana, Magali de Lourdes ^a   Buzalaf, Marília Afonso Rabelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fluorides; Fluorosis; Preventive dentistry; Toothpaste; Topical

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH DISEASE;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTIFRICES; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 43249085518     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a13138     Document Type: Article

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