Lack of Effect of Chlorhexidine Varnish on Streptococcus mutans Transmission and Caries in Mothers and Children
Dasanayake AP, Wiener HW, Li Y, Vermund S, Caufield PW. Lack of Effect of Chlorhexidine Varnish on Streptococcus mutans Transmission and Caries in Mothers and Children. Caries Research 2002, 36: 288-293. PMID: 12218279, DOI: 10.1159/000063922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChlorhexidine varnishSalivary S. mutans levelsChild's fourth birthdayRandomized clinical trialsS. mutans levelsMother-child pairsFourth birthdayMother-child transmissionS. mutans colonizationLack of effectCaries experienceMutans levelsPlacebo varnishClinical trialsFirst babyTreatment groupsControl groupWeekly intervalsCariesMothersChildrenMonthsStreptococcus mutansGroupBabies