Randomized clinical trial on arresting dental root caries through silver diammine fluoride applications in community-dwelling elders

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 51, Issue , 2016, Pages 15-20

  Li, R ^a   Lo, E C M ^a   Liu, B Y ^b   Wong, M C M ^a   Chu, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Color assessment; Dental caries; Elderly; Potassium iodide; Silver fluoride

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SILVER DERIVATIVE; SILVER DIAMMINE;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AMMONIA; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ROOT CARIES; SILVER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84973569017     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2016.05.005     Document Type: Article

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