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To analyze the fluoride content of different brands of toothpastes and powders commercially available in Nigerian markets, to compare the claims of the manufacturers with the objectively obtained results of the analysis and to make recommendations to the Regulatory Agencies based on the results of a...
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PMID: 21188917
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33 subjects were enrolled and completed the study. The adjusted mean volatile sulfur compound (VSC) levels were significantly lower in the SnF2 groups than the NaF groups, at both 24 (P < 0.01) and 28 (P < 0.001) hours post baseline time points. Tongue brushing did not provide additional statistical...
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PMID: 20718217
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The toothpaste induced a significant decrease of edema, vasodilatation, and IL8 excretion. The enoxolone solution induced a decrease of IL1alpha. DISCUSSION: Enoxolone demonstrated an anti-inflammatory property whatever the carrier was....
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PMID: 20338604
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The aim of this study was to evaluate alternative methods for the disinfection of toothbrushes considering that most of the previously proposed methods are expensive and cannot be easily implemented. Two-hundred toothbrushes with standardized dimensions and bristles were included in the study. The t...
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PMID: 20339710
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The treatment of drug-induced gingival overgrowth is compounded by the high recurrence rate resulting from chronic use of the medication and the persistence of other risk factors. In this case series, the treatment outcome of a nonsurgical periodontal therapy, according to the concept of full-mouth...
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PMID: 20224832
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We examined the abrasiveness of glycine powders with particle diameters of 63 and 100 mum by measuring the depth and volume of defects produced during air polishing of human dentin. A total of 36 extracted human teeth were embedded in acrylic resin. The resin blocks were polished until the dentin su...
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PMID: 20155505
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We examined the abrasiveness of glycine powders with particle diameters of 63 and 100 mum by measuring the depth and volume of defects produced during air polishing of human dentin. A total of 36 extracted human teeth were embedded in acrylic resin. The resin blocks were polished until the dentin su...
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PMID: 20155505
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We examined the abrasiveness of glycine powders with particle diameters of 63 and 100 mum by measuring the depth and volume of defects produced during air polishing of human dentin. A total of 36 extracted human teeth were embedded in acrylic resin. The resin blocks were polished until the dentin su...
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PMID: 20155505
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The background of this study comprises two clinical cases, where patients exposed to aerosols of an alkaline and surface active cleaning agent developed loss of enamel substance on their teeth, further resulting in loss of teeth and partially destroyed soft tissues. The alkaline cleaning agent consi...
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PMID: 21121412
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This investigation compared the effects of a fluoride dentifrice and toothpastes formulated with antimicrobial ingredients (stannous fluoride and triclosan/copolymer) on oral micro-organisms, including those found in samples taken from the human oral cavity. Microbiological techniques determined the...
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PMID: 20129893
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The aim of this study was to evaluate by micro-shear bond strength test, the bond strength of composite resin restoration to enamel submitted to whitening dentifrices. Forty bovine teeth were embedded in polystyrene resin and polished. The specimens were randomly divided into eight groups (n=5), acc...
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PMID: 21053683
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This study was performed to compare the remineralizing effects of various concentrations of fluoride containing dentifrices against artificial demineralization of primary enamel. One hundred twenty primary incisors were partly covered with a nail varnish, leaving a 1 x 1 mm window, then placed in de...
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PMID: 20578505
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The aim of this double-blind study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of the association of triclosan-containing mouthrinse and dentifrice on biofilm and gingivitis reduction.
Forty patients with a diagnosis of gingivitis were selected and randomly divided into four groups (n = 10): group TT-tric...
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PMID: 20927422
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Toothpastes remain a frequently used auxilary in oral hygiene. Although some new components have been introduced, the base composition does not differ much between toothpaste types. Concerning toothpastes there is a thin border between cosmetics and drugs and it becomes more and more difficult for o...
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PMID: 20669731
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Hydroxyapatite (HA) is used as a construction material for artificial supplementation of enamel tooth surfaces to improve oral hygiene. This study examined in vitro HA interactions with mutans streptococci (MS) and bacterial adherence to small (nanosize) crystal form of HA beads having a protean hex...
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PMID: 19907724
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To measure the desensitizing benefits of an experimental stannous-containing sodium fluoride dentifrice versus a regular sodium fluoride negative control.
This study was a randomized, double-blind, parallel group, four-week clinical trial. Subjects reporting dentinal...
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PMID: 20098960
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The strontium acetate dentifrice occluded dentin tubules significantly better than the negative control (water) on days 1 through 4 (day 4 p < or = 0.0001). The marketed occlusion-based dentifrices demonstrated various degrees of dentin tubule occlusion over the four days. The strontium acetate dent...
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PMID: 20669813
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Surface imaging showed the dentifrice had coated the treated sample. Sub-surface information gained by preparing longitudinal cross-sections of the treated samples showed the tubule openings to be plugged, and EDX mapping of the cross-section confirmed enhanced strontium levels within the tubules se...
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PMID: 20669814
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Seventy-seven subjects completed this clinical study. Both subject groups exhibited significant cumulative reductions from baseline to Days 14, 28, and 56 in dentin hypersensitivity as measured by Schiff, Yeaple, and VAS (for the 8% strontium acetate group, p < or = 0.0001 for all time points; for t...
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PMID: 20669816
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Seventy-nine subjects completed this clinical study. Both subject groups exhibited reductions in dentin hypersensitivity directly after a single dab-on application. These reductions were significant across all measures for the test dentifrice. Between-treatment analyses showed the test dentifrice to...
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PMID: 20669815
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An 8% strontium acetate, 1040 ppm sodium fluoride-based dentifrice has been demonstrated in in vitro and in situ studies to provide deep and acid-resistant tubule occlusion. Clinical efficacy studies have shown instant and lasting dentin hypersensitivity relief from this dentifrice, which has recent...
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PMID: 20669817
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CTP provided a significant (p = 0.01) antiplaque effect versus CRT. The results are consistent with previously reported data for CTT. All three examiners demonstrated a strong correlation for this clinical study utilizing the MGMPI methodology. CONCLUSION: This clinical investigation examined the ef...
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PMID: 20527504
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Low plaque and gingival scores were common on anterior surfaces, in contrast to greater frequencies of higher PI and GI scores on the posterior regions or the entire dentition. Correspondingly, mean scores for PI and GI were significantly lower among the anterior surfaces in comparison to all other...
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PMID: 20527507
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The primary aim of this study was to compare the in vivo efficacy and safety of dentifrices containing either 5% NovaMin or 5% potassium nitrate, and a non-desensitizing dentifrice, on dentin hypersensitivity in a four-week, double-blind clinical study among a population in south India. In addition,...
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PMID: 21207919
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To determine and compare the clinical performance of formulations containing 7.5% calcium sodium phosphosilicate (NovaMin), 5% potassium nitrate, and 0.4% stannous fluoride for the management of dentin hypersensitivity.
This was a single-center, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group design with a...
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PMID: 21207920
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NovaMin is technically described as amorphous sodium calcium phosphosilicate, and has been shown in laboratory studies to rapidly occlude dentin tubules through the deposition of particles that react to form a protective layer, similar to bone mineral, on the dentin surface. NovaMin was originally d...
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PMID: 21207918
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The primary objective of this work was to develop a method of quantifying the levels and source of calcium and phosphate deposited on dental hard tissue from a novel calcium phosphosilicate (NovaMin) material using neutron activation analysis (NAA). A second objective was to explore the utility of r...
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PMID: 21207917
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The objective of this study was to determine the ability of a calcium sodium phosphosilicate (NovaMin) particulate to occlude dentin tubules, and to characterize the nature of the occlusion through a number of in vitro studies.
Four experiments were designed to demonstrate the ability of NovaMin to...
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PMID: 21207916
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The objective of these three clinical trials was to compare the impact of two commercial products, Colgate Total and Crest Pro-Health, on the formation of dental plaque over a 24-hour period of time. The studies utilized the Modified Gingival Margin Plaque Index (MGMPI), a validated and reliable cli...
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PMID: 21269038
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To assess the efficacy ofa dentifrice containing 0.3% triclosan/2.0% PVM/MA copolymer/0.243% sodium fluoride for controlling established gingivitis and supragingival plaque relative to that of a dentifrice containing 0.454% stannous fluoride, sodium hexametaphosphate, and zinc lactate, and a dentifr...
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PMID: 21269039
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To compare the efficacy ofa dentifrice containing 0.3% triclosan, 2.0% PVM/MA copolymer, and 0.243% sodium fluoride in controlling established gingivitis and supragingival plaque to that of a commercially available dentifrice containing 0.454% stannous fluoride, sodium hexametaphosphate, and zinc la...
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PMID: 21269040
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This double-blind clinical study, conducted at the University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, was designed to compare the efficacy of two commercially available dentifrices for the control of supragingival plaque and gingivitis.
Qualifying adult male and female subjects from the San Juan, Pue...
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PMID: 21269041
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In vitro testing of antimicrobial agents is an important tool in the testing hierarchy, and may provide interesting insights into their potential clinical efficacy. Agents with demonstrable in vitro antimicrobial activity may be effective against the same microorganisms in vivo, whereas agents witho...
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PMID: 21269037
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Models to evaluate the anticaries potential of fluoride (F) formulations containing monofluorophosphate (MFP) should consider the release of F ion to the oral environment by its enzymatic hydrolysis. This was tested in situ, using a test plaque of a strain of Streptococcus mutans which presents high...
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PMID: 20110697
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It has been suggested that fluoride products are able to reduce erosive tooth wear. Thus, the purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of dentifrices with different fluoride concentrations as well as of a low-fluoridated dentifrice supplemented with trimetaphosphate (TMP) on enamel...
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PMID: 20357443
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While the clinical anticaries efficacy of fluoride toothpaste is now without question, our understanding of the relation of fluoride efficacy to brushing time and dentifrice quantity is limited. The aim of this in situ study was to determine how differences in brushing time and dentifrice quantity i...
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PMID: 20160441
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We carried out a transverse epidemiological investigation about the oral health state of pupils in the Ouardanine area. The investigation concerned 300 fifteen-year-old pupils. An amount of fluoride was administrated within drinking water. Further studies, within few years, will be desirableto follo...
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PMID: 20614698
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Brushing twice a day for 2 minutes with Fluor Kin antisarro effectively reduces supragingival calculus....
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PMID: 19587891
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A fluoride dose response was observed for the test dentifrices after 10 and 20 days of pH cycling, with test dentifrice C promoting the highest remineralization among the groups while both the MI Paste Plus and PreviDent systems provide the least remineralization (one-way ANOVA, SNK, P < 0.05). With...
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PMID: 19650601
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Significant differences resulted between the distilled water and fluoride-containing groups. Among the fluoride-containing groups, Group B demonstrated statistically low levels of enamel fluoride deposition and deltaVHN, while Group E statistically outperformed Group D. Among the groups with differe...
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PMID: 19650602
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68 subjects completed the 12-week study. No statistically significant differences from baseline scores were indicated at the Post-Scaling Examinations for either the Test Paste or Control Paste groups. Immediately following product application and 4 weeks after product application, subjects assigned...
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PMID: 19472556
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45 subjects completed the study. At the final hypersensitivity examinations, conducted immediately after the completion of the dental cleaning procedure, subjects assigned to the test group exhibited statistically significant improvements from baseline with respect to baseline-adjusted mean tactile...
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PMID: 19472557
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Plaque-removing efficacy of the toothpowder was higher whether it was used with brush or with finger. There was a significant difference between paste and powder users (p = 0.009). CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that toothpowder is an effective means to remove plaque with a brush....
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PMID: 19192578
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Oral health care professionals should reinforce efforts to persuade patients to brush for longer periods of time, as increasing brushing time to the consensus minimum of 2 minutes from a more typical 45 seconds increases plaque removal to an extent likely to provide clinically significant oral healt...
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PMID: 19723429
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: To determine the fluoride release from Giomer and Compomer, using different topical fluoride regimes, and to compare the amount of fluoride release from giomer with that of compomer. MATERIALS AND METHOD: Forty-eight specimens of each giomer and compomer were divided into four tr...
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PMID: 19414971
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The Gingival Contour Plaque Index (GCPI) is a recently introduced and validated method of measuring plaque accumulation in dogs. It focuses on plaque accumulated along the gingival margin. Plaque accumulation in this area leads to gingival inflammation and, potentially, periodontitis. A 6-month plaq...
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PMID: 19476084
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The control of biofilm accumulation on teeth has been the cornerstone of periodontal disease prevention for decades. However, the widespread prevalence of gingivitis suggests the inefficiency of self-performed mechanical plaque control in preventing gingival inflammation. This is par...
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PMID: 19838557
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A highly significant reduction (p < 0.001) in mean Lobene composite scores after two weeks was found for both the Pulsonic treatment group and the FlexCare treatment group (median reduction of 94.4% and 90.7%, respectively). Both treatment groups also showed a highly significant (p < 0.001) reductio...
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PMID: 19711606
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Subjects with peri-implant mucositis who used a dentifrice containing 0.3% triclosan, as an adjunct to mechanical tooth brushing, exhibited significantly fewer clinical signs of inflammation than subjects who used a regular fluoride dentifrice at six months. The BoP scores were reduced from 53.8% to...
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PMID: 19711612
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Two-hundred and ninety-five subjects completed the study. Tooth stain MMSLI scores showed significant differences between Sensodyne and Crest dentifrices in favor of Sensodyne for all surface sites (p = 0.014), and individually for facial (p = 0.023), lingual (p = 0.027), and interproximal (p = 0.01...
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PMID: 20128318
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Baseline scores demonstrated no significant differences between the two treatment groups for all evaluated stain parameters (p > 0.05). At both the one- and two-week post-use evaluations, subjects brushing with Total Advanced Clean demonstrated significant reductions for all stain parameters versus...
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PMID: 20128320
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All three studies demonstrated significantly greater percent surface microhardness recovery (% SMHr) and percent relative erosion resistance (% RER) for dentifrices containing sodium fluoride compared to placebo controls. Overall, significantly greater % SMHr (p < 0.0001) was observed for Sensodyne...
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PMID: 20131679
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Twenty-seven subjects completed the study. The SnF2/SHMP dentifrice provided a statistically significant lower level of plaque area coverage compared to the AlF3/Chx dentifrice at all time points. For the SnF2/SHMP dentifrice, plaque coverage was 19.4% lower (p = 0.0043) at the A.M. pre-brush, 25.6%...
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PMID: 19591334
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A good fluoride dose-response was established for EFU and REM, with NaF delivering greater EFU and REM than NaF-675, which was superior to NaF-0 (p < 0.05). The new dentifrice NaF also showed greater EFU and REM than AmF and SnNaF (p < 0.05). In EFU, AmF and SnNaF were as efficacious as NaF-675 and...
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PMID: 19591336
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