Influences of orthodontic appliances on oral populations of mutans streptococci
- 19 March 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Oral Microbiology and Immunology
- Vol. 17 (2), 65-71
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.0902-0055.2001.00083.x
Abstract
A study was conducted to assess the influence of fixed appliances on the mutans streptococcal in a group of patients receiving orthodontic treatment. Mutans streptococcal counts in stimulated saliva ...This publication has 26 references indexed in Scilit:
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