Effect of chlorhexidine-thymol varnish on root caries in a geriatric population: A randomized double-blind clinical trial

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 679-685

  Baca, Pilar ^a   Clavero, Javier ^a   Baca, Adela P ^a   González Rodríguez, M Paloma ^a   Bravo, Manuel ^a   Valderrama, Mariano J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine thymol varnish; Elderly; Root caries

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CERVITEC; CHLORHEXIDINE; THYMOL; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DMF INDEX; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ROOT CARIES; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; THYMOL;

EID: 67650443969     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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