Use of caries-preventive agents in children: Findings from the dental practice-based research network

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 351-359

  Riley, J L ^a   Richman, Joshua S ^b   Rindal, D Brad ^c   Fellows, Jeffrey L ^d   Qvist, Vibeke ^e   Gilbert, Gregg H ^b   Gordan, Valeria V ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Caries; Chewing gum; Chlorhexidine; Dental sealant; Fluoride

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; FISSURE SEALANT; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE VARNISH; MOUTHWASH; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCANDINAVIA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; GROUP PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTHWASHES; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCANDINAVIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955001105     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a19970     Document Type: Article

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