Emerging technologies for the prevention of dental caries. Are current methods of prevention sufficient for the high risk patient?

International Dental Journal

Volumn 61, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 29-33

  Bretz, Walter A ^a   Rosa, Odila P S ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

caries; chlorhexidine; Fluorides

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; SALIVA PROTEIN; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

DENTAL CARIES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFANT; METABOLISM; METAGENOME; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; METAGENOME; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK; SALIVARY PROTEINS AND PEPTIDES; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 79960127233     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: 1875595X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2011.00027.x     Document Type: Review

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