Effect of xylitol gum on the level of oral mutans streptococci of preschoolers: Block-randomised trial

International Dental Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 274-280

  Seki, Mitsuko ^a   Karakama, Fumiyuki ^a   Kawato, Takayuki ^a   Tanaka, Hideki ^a   Saeki, Yoji ^b   Yamashita, Yoshihisa ^c  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Lotte Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

caries; mutans streptococci; Xylitol gum

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; SWEETENING AGENT; XYLITOL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEWING GUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHEWING GUM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SWEETENING AGENTS; XYLITOL;

EID: 80054698220     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: 1875595X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2011.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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