Topical xylitol administration by parents for the promotion of oral health in infants: A caries prevention experiment at a finnish public health centre

International Dental Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 210-224

  Mäkinen, Kauko K ^a   Järvinen, Kirsti L ^b   Anttila, Carita H ^b   Luntamo, Leena M ^b   Vahlberg, Tero ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Uusikaupunki Public Health Centre   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

caries prevention; infants' caries; public health centres; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

XYLITOL;

ARTICLE; CARIES PREVENTION; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTS' CARIES; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRES; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SEX DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

CARIES PREVENTION; INFANTS' CARIES; PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRES; XYLITOL;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DMF INDEX; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; XYLITOL;

EID: 84880902807     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: 1875595X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/idj.12038     Document Type: Article

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