Effect of xylitol and sorbitol on plaque acidogenesis

Quintessence International

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 279-285

  Splieth, Christian H ^a   Alkilzy, Mohammad ^a,b   Schmitt, Jan ^a   Berndt, Christine ^a   Welk, Alexander ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALEPPO   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidogenicity; Caries; cH index; Plaque; Prevention; Sorbitol; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

ACID; ANTICARIES AGENT; SORBITOL; SWEETENING AGENT; XYLITOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACIDS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DMF INDEX; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SORBITOL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SWEETENING AGENTS; XYLITOL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649819677     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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