Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 51, Issue 6 , Pages 471-475 , June 2006

Effect of iron on bovine enamel and on the composition of the dental biofilm formed “in situ”

  • Cleide Cristina Rodrigues Martinhon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Al. Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla, 9-75 17012-901, Brazil
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  • Flávia de Moraes Italiani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Al. Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla, 9-75 Bauru-SP 17012-901, Brazil
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  • Pedro de Magalhães Padilha

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Biosciences Institute, Paulista State University, Caixa Postal 510, 18618-000 Botucatu-SP, Brazil
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  • Maria Francisca Thereza Borro Bijella

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Al. Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla, 9-75 17012-901, Brazil
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  • Alberto Carlos Botazzo Delbem

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry of Araçatuba, Paulista State University, Araçatuba, Rua José Bonifácio, 1193 Araçatuba-SP 16015-050, Brazil
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  • Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Al. Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla, 9-75 Bauru-SP 17012-901, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55 14 3235 8246; fax: +55 14 32343164.

,Accepted 14 October 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2005.10.003

Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 51, Issue 6 , Pages 471-475 , June 2006

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