Adhesion of Streptococcus mutans to different types of brackets

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1090-1095

  Papaioannou, William ^a   Gizani, Sotiria ^a   Nassika, Maria ^a   Kontou, Efterpi ^a   Nakou, Melachrini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bacterial adhesion; Orthodontic brackets; Salivary pellicle; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

EID: 37648999827     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/091706-375.1     Document Type: Article

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