Preferences for caries prevention agents in adult patients: Findings from the dental practice-based research network

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 360-370

  Riley III, Joseph L ^a   Gordan, Valeria V ^a   Rindal, D Brad ^b   Fellows, Jeffrey L ^c   Ajmo, Craig T ^d   Amundson, Craig ^e   Anderson, Gerald A ^d   Gilbert, Gregg H ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b Health Partners   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^d HealthPartners Central Minnesota Clinics ^*

^e HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

caries; chlorhexidine; dentists; fluoride; prevention; sealants

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954448614     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2010.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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