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Effect of chewing an apple on dental plaque removal and on salivary bacterial viability

OBJECTIVES: Studies on dental plaque removal by chewing an apple are scarce and dated, with conflicting findings. This study aimed to determine whether chewing an apple produced mechanical removal of dental plaque or had any effect on salivary bacterial viability. METHODS: The study group consisted...

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Autores principales: Rubido, Susana, García-Caballero, Lucía, Abeleira, María Teresa, Limeres, Jacobo, García, Marta, Diz, Pedro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6051571/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30020943
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199812