Short-term effect of mastic gum on salivary concentrations of cariogenic bacteria in orthodontic patients

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 124-128

  Aksoy, Alev ^a   Duran, Nizami ^b,e   Toroglu, Serdar ^c   Koksal, Fatih ^d  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^e NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Lactobacilli; Mastic gum; Saliva; Streptococcus mutans; Total bacteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846054031     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/122205-455R.1     Document Type: Article

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