Chlorhexidine treatment for the prevention of dental caries in children and adolescents

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2015, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Walsh, Tanya ^a   Oliveira Neto, Jeronimo M ^b   Moore, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; FLUORIDE VARNISH; MOUTHWASH; PLACEBO; TOOTHPASTE; ANTICARIES AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GEL;

ADOLESCENT; CARIES PREVENTION; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG EFFECT; GEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MOUTH ULCER; ORAL SPRAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERMANENT TOOTH; PRIMARY DENTITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; STREPTOCOCCUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOOTH COLOR; INFANT; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL CARIES; GELS; HUMANS; INFANT; MOUTHWASHES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84944463318     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008457.pub2     Document Type: Review

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