Treating dental caries as an infectious disease

Oper Dent. 1991 Jan-Feb;16(1):21-8.

Authors

M H Anderson¹, M P Molvar, L V Powell

Affiliation

¹ University of Washington, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Seattle 98195.

PMID: 1784536

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Chewing Gum
Chlorhexidine / therapeutic use
Dental Caries / microbiology*
Dental Caries / prevention & control
Dental Caries / therapy
Dental Caries Susceptibility
Dental Plaque / microbiology
Fluorides / therapeutic use
Humans
Pit and Fissure Sealants
Streptococcal Infections / therapy*
Streptococcus mutans / isolation & purification
Xylitol

Substances

Chewing Gum
Pit and Fissure Sealants
Fluorides
Chlorhexidine
Xylitol