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Bacterial colonization on coated and uncoated orthodontic wires: A prospective clinical trial

Seyed Hamid Raji1, Hasan Shojaei2, Parinaz Saeidi Ghorani3

  • 1Torabinejad Research Center and Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Dental Research Journal
|December 26, 2014
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