Chlorhexidine efficacy in preventing lesion formation in enamel and dentine: An in situ study

Caries Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 460-465

  Van Strijp, A J P ^a   Gerardu, V A M ^a   Buijs, M J ^a   Van Loveren, C ^a   Ten Cate, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Demineralization; Dentine; Enamel; Plaque acidogenicity

Indexed keywords

ACID; ANTICARIES AGENT; CARIOGENIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; LACTIC ACID; MOUTHWASH; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTIN; DRUG EFFECT; ENAMEL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BIOFILMS; CARIOGENIC AGENTS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CATTLE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTIN; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTHWASHES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION;

EID: 55449117321     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000170587     Document Type: Article

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