Effect of chewing an apple on dental plaque removal and on salivary bacterial viability.
<h4>Objectives</h4>Studies on dental plaque removal by chewing an apple are scarce and dated, with conflicting findings. This study aimed to determine whether chewing an apple produced mechanical removal of dental plaque or had any effect on salivary bacterial viability.<h4>Methods...
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| Main Authors: | Susana Rubido, Lucía García-Caballero, María Teresa Abeleira, Jacobo Limeres, Marta García, Pedro Diz |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0199812&type=printable |
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