The Stephan Curve revisited

Odontology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-8

  Bowen, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid tolerance; Alkali generation; Plaque matrix; Polysaccharide; Stephan Curve

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872766833     PISSN: 16181247     EISSN: 16181255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10266-012-0092-z     Document Type: Article

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