Two-year caries clinical study of the efficacy of novel dentifrices containing 1.5% arginine, an insoluble calcium compound and 1,450 ppm fluoride

Caries Research

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 582-590

  Kraivaphan, P ^a   Amornchat, C ^a   Triratana, T ^a   Mateo, L R ^b   Ellwood, R ^c   Cummins, D ^c   Devizio, W ^c   Zhang, Y P ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b LRM Statistical Consulting   (United States)

^c Global Personal Care and Skin Health R D   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine; Caries; Fluoride; Prevention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; ARGININE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; FLUORIDE; PHOSPHATE; PRO ARGIN; PRO-ARGIN; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARGININE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIFRICES; DMF INDEX; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHATES; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTH LOSS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883824053     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000353183     Document Type: Article

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