Early childhood caries (ECC): A preventive-conservative treatment mode during a 12-month period

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 191-194

  Peretz, Benjamin ^a   Gluck, George ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

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EID: 33646801264     PISSN: 10534628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.30.3.h08h8mm843851213     Document Type: Article

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