Effects of low and standard fluoride toothpastes on caries and fluorosis: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Caries Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 382-390

  Santos, A P P ^a   Oliveira, B H ^a   Nadanovsky, P ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Fluorosis; Meta analysis; Preschool children; Toothpastes

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

CHILD; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL FLUOROSIS; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TOOTHPASTES;

EID: 84875819727     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000348492     Document Type: Review

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