Evaluation to determine the caries remineralization potential of three dentifrices: An in vitro study

Journal of Conservative Dentistry

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 375-379

  Balakrishnan, Arun ^a   Jonathan, R ^a   Benin, P ^a   Kuumar, Arvind ^a  

^a Rajas Dental College   (India)

Author keywords

0.21 sodium fluoride tricalcium phosphate; calcium sodium phosphosilicate; Casein phosphopeptide amorphous calcium phosphate; micro computed tomography; vicker's microhardness number

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880907643     PISSN: 09720707     EISSN: 09745203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-0707.114347     Document Type: Article

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