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MeSH Heading: Cariostatic Agents
Tree Number(s): D25.223; D27.505.696.706.222; D27.720.102.223; D27.720.799.113; J01.637.051.223
Unique ID: D002327
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002327
Annotation: note entry term CARIOSTATIC EFFECT: use only for the cariostatic effect of a chemical
Scope Note: Substances that inhibit or arrest DENTAL CARIES formation. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)
Entry Term(s): Cariostatic Effect; Cariostatic Effects
See Also: Fluoridation
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2011/06/24

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Cariostatic Agents MeSH Descriptor Data 2024