Enamel remineralization: Controlling the caries disease or treating early caries lesions?

Brazilian Oral Research

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPLE. 1, 2009, Pages 23-30

  Cury, Jaime Aparecido ^a   Tenuta, Livia Maria Andaló ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Dental enamel; Fluorides; Tooth remineralization

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENAMEL; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DRUG EFFECTS;

CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; TOOTH CALCIFICATION;

EID: 73349093119     PISSN: 18068324     EISSN: 18073107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-83242009000500005     Document Type: Article

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