Effect of chlorhexidine varnish application on mutans streptococci counts in orthodontic patients

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 435-439

  Derks, Aniek ^a   Frencken, Jo ^a   Bronkhorst, Ewald ^a   Kuijpers Jagtman, Anne Marie ^a   Katsaros, Christos ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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EID: 40249100272     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2007.10.024     Document Type: Article

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