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...G. Tang; H.K. Yip; L.P. Samaranayake; G. Luo; E.C.M. Lo; C.S. Teo Very limited molecular epidemiological data are available on the role of Actinomyces spp. in the pathogenesis of caries in the primary dentition. Therefore, we investigated their distribution in supragingival plaque of ethnic Chinese...

...S. Shapiro; E. Giertsen; B. Guggenheim The ability of commercial mouthrinses to reduce total viable counts of mixed microbial populations was examined using a previously developed in vitro model of supragingival plaque. Exploratory experiments aimed at fine-tuning the model indicated that optimal...