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Yuichi Oogai1, Yumika Tanaka1,2, Masanobu Nakata1

  • 1Department of Oral Microbiology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan.

概括

牙周炎是由有害细菌驱动的,与严重的全身疾病有关. 牙斑中的细菌凝聚是疾病发展和传播的关键.

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