Dental plaque as a biofilm and a microbial community - Implications for health and disease

BMC Oral Health

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Marsh, Philip D ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34247237888     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-6-S1-S14     Document Type: Conference Paper

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