The effectiveness of the biannual application of silver nitrate solution followed by sodium fluoride varnish in arresting early childhood caries in preschool children: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Chu, Chun Hung ^a   Gao, Sherry Shiqian ^a   Li, Samantha K Y ^a   Wong, May C M ^a   Lo, Edward C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Caries; Fluoride varnish; Silver diamine fluoride; Silver nitrate

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE VARNISH; SILVER DIAMINE FLUORIDE; SILVER NITRATE; SODIUM FLUORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTICARIES AGENT; SODIUM FLUORIDE TOPICAL PREPARATION; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EARLY CHILDHOOD CARIES; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH ABSCESS; TOOTH DISCOLORATION; TOOTH DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME FACTOR; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SILVER NITRATE; SODIUM FLUORIDE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84942244314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-0960-2     Document Type: Article

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