The use of quaternary ammonium to combat dental caries

Materials

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 3532-3549

  Ge, Yang ^a,b   Wang, Suping ^a,b   Zhou, Xuedong ^a,b   Wang, Haohao ^a,b   Xu, Hockin H K ^c   Cheng, Lei ^a,b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti biofilms; Dental caries; Dental materials; Quaternary ammonium monomer

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; BIOFILMS; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTISTRY; FILLING; MONOMERS; RESINS; RESTORATION;

ANTI-BIOFILM; ANTI-MICROBIAL EFFECTS; ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECTS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATIONS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM; REMINERALIZATION;

DENTAL COMPOSITES;

EID: 84936817620     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma8063532     Document Type: Review

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