Antimicrobial effectiveness of a highly concentrated chlorhexidine varnish treatment in teenagers with fixed orthodontic appliances

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1022-1027

  Attin, Rengin ^a   Ilse, Anika ^a   Werner, Carola ^a   Wiegand, Annette ^a   Attind, Thomas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antibacterial varnish; Caries prevention; Chlorhexidine; Orthodontic treatment; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750591535     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/070605-218     Document Type: Article

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