The comparison of two professional prophylaxis systems in plaque removal and debonding of orthodontic brackets

Banafsheh Poormoradi1, Shahrzad Tamasoki2, Armaghan Shahbazi3

  • 1Department of Periodontics, Dental School, Hamadan, Iran.

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