Caries management for institutionalized elders using fluoride and chlorhexidine mouthrinses

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 322-328

  Wyatt, Chris C L ^a   MacEntee, Michael I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caries prevention; Chlorhexidine; Fluoride; Geriatrics; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLUORIDE SODIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL CARIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTHWASHES; SODIUM FLUORIDE;

EID: 6044243390     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2004.00176.x     Document Type: Article

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