Differential adhesion of Streptococcus mutans to metallic brackets induced by saliva from caries-free and

Ademir Franco do Rosário Junior1, Luégya Amorin Henriques Knop, Fernanda Brasil Baboni

  • 1Department of Orthodontics, The Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil Xenobiotics Research Unit, The Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.

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