Remineralization of early caries by a nano-hydroxyapatite dentifrice

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 139-143

  Najibfard, K ^a   Chedjieu, I ^a   Ramalingam, K ^a   Amaechi, B T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE SODIUM; HYDROXYAPATITE; NANOMATERIAL; TOOTHPASTE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENAMEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; SECRETION; TOOTH BRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIFRICES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DURAPATITE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; NANOSTRUCTURES; SALIVA; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION; TOOTHBRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82055181745     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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