Low-fluoride acidic dentifrice: A randomized clinical trial in a fluoridated area

Caries Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 478-484

  Vilhena, F V ^a   Olympio, K P K ^a   Lauris, J R P ^a   Delbem, A C B ^b   Buzalaf, M A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acidic dentifrice; Dental caries; Low fluoride dentifrice; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ACID; ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE COURSE; FLUORIDATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ACIDS; BRAZIL; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTIFRICES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DMF INDEX; FLUORIDATION; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 77956853902     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000320364     Document Type: Article

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