Chemicals and Drugs

Cariostatic Agents

Substances that inhibit or arrest DENTAL CARIES formation. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Substances that inhibit or arrest DENTAL CARIES formation. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)

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7 entry terms
  • Agent, Cariostatic
  • Agents, Cariostatic
  • Cariostatic Agent
  • Cariostatic Effect
  • Cariostatic Effects
  • Effect, Cariostatic
  • Effects, Cariostatic

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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note entry term CARIOSTATIC EFFECT: use only for the cariostatic effect of a chemical

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  1. D25.223
  2. D27.505.696.706.222
  3. D27.720.102.223
  4. D27.720.799.113
  5. J01.637.051.223

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cariostatic Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002327. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002327
  2. Cariostatic Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50429910