Efficiency of traditional chewing stick (miswak) as an oral hygiene aid among Muslim school children in Lucknow: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 176-180

  Saha, Sonali ^a   Mohammad, Shafaat ^a   Saha, Sabyasachi ^a   Samadi, Firoza ^a  

^a Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Miswak; Oral hygiene; Toothbrush toothpaste

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969174862     PISSN: 22124268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jobcr.2012.10.009     Document Type: Article

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