A randomised, observer-blind, clinical study investigating the effect of fluoridated milk on artificially created early enamel caries using transverse microradiography

Caries Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 305-311

  Nicol, A J ^a   Creanor, S ^b   Hall, A F ^c   Macpherson, L M D ^a  

^a GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c DUNDEE DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cariostatic agents; Dental caries; Fluoride; Microradiography; Milk

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; ENAMEL; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH DISEASE;

AGED; ANIMALS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIFRICES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION;

EID: 47949106879     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000148163     Document Type: Article

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