Effect of silver diammine fluoride on incipient caries lesions in erupting permanent first molars: A pilot study

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-33

  Braga, M M ^a   Mendes, F M ^a   De Benedetto, M S ^b   Imparato, J C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO LEOPOLDO MANDIC INSTITUTE AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Glass ionomer cement; Permanent teeth; Silver diammine fluoride; Tooth brushing; Tooth eruption

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE VARNISH; GLASS IONOMER; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SILVER DIAMINE FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PILOT STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZATION; TOOTH BRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS; HUMANS; MOLAR; PILOT PROJECTS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTHBRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63449099833     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: 19355068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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