Effects of mouthrinses containing essential oils and alcohol-free chlorhexidine on human plaque acidogenicity

Clinical Oral Investigations

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-112

  Albertsson, Katarina Wikén ^a,c   Persson, Anitha ^a   Lingström, Peter ^b   van Dijken, Jan W V ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acids; Chlorhexidine; Dental plaque; Essential oils; Mouthrinse; Plaque pH

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; ESSENTIAL OIL; MOUTHWASH; SUCROSE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; AREA UNDER CURVE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTHWASHES; OILS, VOLATILE; SUCROSE;

EID: 75849161277     PISSN: 14326981     EISSN: 14363771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-009-0273-5     Document Type: Article

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