Clinical evaluation of chlorhexidine for the control of dental biofilm in children with special needs

Community Dental Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 222-226

  Chibinski, A C R ^a   Pochapski, M T ^b   Farago, P V ^a   Santos, F A ^a   Czlusniak, G D ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Gingivitis; Oral hygiene; Plaque control; Special care

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; GEL; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORAL SPRAY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERIODONTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; FEMALE; GELS; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL SPRAYS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERIODONTAL INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 80052684673     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2593Santos05     Document Type: Article

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