Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 51, Issue 6 , Pages 476-481 , June 2006

In vitro and in vivo antimicrobial effects of mastic chewing gum against Streptococcus mutans and mutans streptococci

  • Alev Aksoy

      Affiliations

    • Suleyman Demirel Univesity, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, Isparta, Turkey
    • ,
  • Nizami Duran

      Affiliations

    • Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 326 214 16 49; fax: +90 326 214 49 76.
    • ,
  • Fatih Koksal

      Affiliations

    • Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Adana, Turkey

,Accepted 7 November 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2005.11.003

Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 51, Issue 6 , Pages 476-481 , June 2006

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