Therapeutic potential of Brazilian fluoride varnishes: An in vivo study

Brazilian Dental Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 193-197

  de Almeida, Marcella Quirino ^a   Costa, Olívia Ximenes Izidro ^a   Ferreira, Jainara Maria Soares ^b   de menezes, Valdenice Aparecida ^a,b   Leal, Rossana Barbosa ^a   Sampaio, Fábio Correia ^c  

^a Caruaru Associação of Graduate Education   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fluoride varnish; Tooth remineralization; Topical fluoride; White spot lesion

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959818059     PISSN: 01036440     EISSN: 18064760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-64402011000300003     Document Type: Article

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