Comparison of antibacterial properties of two fluoride-releasing and a nonfluoride-releasing pit and fissure sealants

Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 133-136

  Menon Preetha, V ^a   Shashikiran, N D ^b   Reddy, V V S ^b  

^a KLE VK INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Davangere   (India)

Author keywords

Fluoride; Lactobacillus acidophilus; pit and fissure sealants; Streptococcus mutans; zone of inhibition

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548941369     PISSN: 09704388     EISSN: 09704388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.36564     Document Type: Article

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