A pilot study of the role of green tea use on oral health

International Journal of Dental Hygiene

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-116

  Awadalla, H I ^a   Ragab, M H ^a   Bassuoni, M W ^b   Fayed, M T ^b   Abbas, M O ^c  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Green tea; Plaque; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; MOUTHWASH; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PERIODONTICS; PH; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TEA; TOOTH PLAQUE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOUTHWASHES; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TEA;

EID: 80052122656     PISSN: 16015029     EISSN: 16015037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5037.2009.00440.x     Document Type: Article

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