Efficacy of differently concentrated chlorhexidine varnishes in decreasing Mutans streptococci and lactobacilli counts

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 503-509

  Attin, R ^a   Tuna, A ^b   Attin, T ^a   Brunner, E ^a   Noack, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibacterial varnish; Chlorhexidine; Interdental plaque; Lactobacilli; Mutans streptococci; Saliva

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038715783     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9969(03)00093-1     Document Type: Article

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