Remineralization of artificial enamel lesions by theobromine

Caries Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 399-405

  Amaechi, B T ^a   Porteous, N ^a   Ramalingam, K ^a   Mensinkai, P K ^a   Ccahuana Vasquez, R A ^a   Sadeghpour, A ^b   Nakamoto, T ^b  

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

^b Theodent LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Caries prevention; Remineralization; Theobromine

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CALCIUM; LACTIC ACID; SALIVA SUBSTITUTE; SODIUM FLUORIDE; THEOBROMINE; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ENAMEL; HARDNESS; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; PH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CALCIUM; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; HARDNESS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; MATERIALS TESTING; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SALIVA, ARTIFICIAL; SODIUM FLUORIDE; THEOBROMINE; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION; TOOTHPASTES;

EID: 84876458124     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000348589     Document Type: Article

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