Frequency of detection of Actinobacillus Actinomycetemcomitans in young patients during fixed orthodontic therapy

New Microbiologica

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 345-350

  Piccolomini, R ^a   Di Bonaventura, G ^a   Catamo, G ^a   Picciani, C ^a   Paolantonio, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; Orthodontic therapy; Subgingival plaque; Young patients

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; FEMALE; GINGIVA; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DENTAL PLAQUE; FEMALE; GINGIVA; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES;

EID: 0030253215     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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