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Systematic Approach to Identify Novel Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Molecules from Plants' Extracts and Fractions to Prevent Dental Caries

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F C Rehder Neto1, F A Maeda, C P Turssi

  • 1Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

Journal of Dentistry
|July 15, 2009
PubMed
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