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Oral Biofilm Sampling for Microbiome Analysis in Healthy Children
Published on: December 31, 2017
Adequate evidence to challenge the paradigm of dental caries prevention in early age?
Wim H van Palenstein Helderman1, Arie Groeneveld, Geert J van der Heijden
1At the time of writing, Wim H. van Palenstein Helderman was with University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa, and Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Arie Groeneveld was with the Caries Research Unit, Organization of Health Research TNO, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Geert J. van der Heijden and Cor van Loveren are with the Academic Center for Dentistry, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Christopher J. Holmgren is with Aide Odontologique Internationale, Montrouge, France. Habib Benzian is with the Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, New York University College of Dentistry, New York.
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