Control of Streptococcus mutans with topical fluoride in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment.
Subjects undergoing orthodontic treatment were asked to brush their teeth twice a day for 6 weeks with stannous fluoride gel or acidulated phosphate-fluoride gel. A reduction in salivary Streptococcus mutans levels was evident in subjects who brushed with the stannous fluoride.
Vierrou
A M
AM
Manwell
M A
MA
Zamek
R L
RL
Sachdeva
R C
RC
Tinanoff
N
N
D000149:Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D005460:Fluorides, Topical / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology*; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014002:Tin Fluorides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D014100:Toothpastes
D005460:Fluorides, Topical; D014002:Tin Fluorides; D014100:Toothpastes; D000149:Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride