Slow-release fluoride devices: A literature review

Journal of Applied Oral Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 238-246

  Pessan, Juliano Pelim ^a   Al Ibrahim, Nahla Saleh ^b   Buzalaf, Marília Afonso Rabelo ^c   Toumba, Kyriacos Jack ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Fluorides; Slow fluoride releasing device

Indexed keywords

EID: 48949089224     PISSN: 16787757     EISSN: 16787765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-77572008000400003     Document Type: Review

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