A randomized clinical trial of the anti-caries efficacy of 5,000 compared to 1,450 ppm fluoridated toothpaste on root caries lesions in elderly disabled nursing home residents

Caries Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 391-398

  Ekstrand, K R ^a   Poulsen, J E ^b   Hede, B ^b   Twetman, S ^a   Qvist, V ^a   Ellwood, R P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b City of Copenhagen ^*  (Denmark)

^c Dental Health Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluoride toothpaste; Randomized clinical trial; Root caries

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLETE DENTURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING HOME; PARTIAL DENTURE; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; VERY ELDERLY; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTURE, COMPLETE; DENTURE, PARTIAL; DISABLED PERSONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; ROOT CARIES; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTES; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84876084720     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000348581     Document Type: Article

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