Efficacy of 1.23% APF gel applications on incipient carious lesions: A doubleblind randomized clinical trial

Brazilian Oral Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 279-285

  Bonow, Maria Laura Menezes ^a   Azevedo, Marina Sousa ^a   Goettems, Marília Leão ^a   Rodrigues, Célia Regina Martins Delgado ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Fluorides, topical; Toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

ACIDULATED FLUOROPHOSPHATE; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TOOTH BRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACIDULATED PHOSPHATE FLUORIDE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SCALING; DENTIFRICES; DMF INDEX; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880615003     PISSN: 18068324     EISSN: 18073107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-83242013000300007     Document Type: Article

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