Some beneficial effect on root caries from use of higher concentration fluoride toothpaste (5000 ppm F)

Evidence-Based Dentistry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 8-9

  Yeung, C Albert ^a  

^a NHS LANARKSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE VARNISH; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HUMANS; MALE; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTES;

EID: 84899691850     PISSN: 14620049     EISSN: 14765446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6400981     Document Type: Note

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