Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 54, Issue 11 , Pages 1068-1073 , November 2009

Effect of a dentifrice containing the peptide of streptococcal antigen I/II on the adherence of mutans streptococcus

,Accepted 12 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2009.08.004

Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 54, Issue 11 , Pages 1068-1073 , November 2009

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