Plaque pH response to snack foods in children with different levels of mutans streptococci

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 598-603

  Thaweboon, Sroisiri ^a   Suddhasthira, Theeralaksana ^a   Thaweboon, Boonyanit ^a   Soo Ampon, Surin ^a   Dechkunakorn, Surachai ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 34547333740     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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