Are alcohol containing mouthwashes safe?

British Dental Journal

Volumn 207, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Werner, Carlos W De A ^a   Seymour, R A ^b  

^a Department of Dental Public Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; MOUTHWASH; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOXICITY; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH TUMOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DRUG TOXICITY; ETHANOL; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; MOUTHWASHES; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 71649110754     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.1014     Document Type: Article

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