Effectiveness of 2-year application of schoolbased chlorhexidine varnish, sodium fluoride gel, and dental health education programs in high-risk adolescents

Quintessence International

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages e45-e51

  Ersin, Nazan Kocatas ^a   Eden, Ece ^a   Eronat, Nesrin ^a   Totu, Fusun Irem ^a   Ates, Mustafa ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Caries; Chlorhexidine; Education; Fluoride; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CERVITEC; CHLORHEXIDINE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; FLUORIDE VARNISH; THYMOL; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DRUG COMBINATION; FOLLOW UP; GEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALIVA; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; SOCIAL CLASS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DMF INDEX; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GELS; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALIVA; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; SOCIAL CLASS; SODIUM FLUORIDE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; THYMOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49849105981     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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