Effectiveness of a school-based fluoride mouthrinse program

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 282-287

  Divaris, K ^a,b   Rozier, R G ^b   King, R S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

caries; fluoride mouthrinse; high risk populations; prevention; school based programs; schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; MOUTHWASH;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARIES; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; MOUTHWASHES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORTH CAROLINA; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SCHOOL DENTISTRY;

EID: 84856858067     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034511433505     Document Type: Article

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