Occurrence of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in patients wearing orthodontic appliances A cross-sectional study

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 112-118

  Paolantonio, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; Orthodontic therapy

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTICS; TIME; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; FEMALE; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; PERIODONTAL INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030074686     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.1996.tb00543.x     Document Type: Article

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