The biology, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of dental caries scientific advances in the United States

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 140, Issue SPECIAL SUPPL., 2009, Pages 25S-34S

  Zero, Domenick T ^a   Fontana, Margherita ^a   Martínez Mier, Angeles E ^a   Ferreira Zandoná, Andréa ^a   Ando, Masatoshi ^a   González Cabezas, Carlos ^a   Bayne, Stephen ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b School of Dentistry   (United States)

Author keywords

Caries; Remineralization; Saliva

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949106923     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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