Tooth whitening: How does it work

Tooth Whitening: An Evidence-Based Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 21-33

  Kwon, So Ran ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85006459221     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-38849-6_2     Document Type: Chapter

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