Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6053875 | Journal of Dentistry | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Supernatants based on herbal- and chitosan-based toothpastes have comparable immediate and ongoing antibacterial efficacies as chlorhexidine. Natural antimicrobials and chlorhexidine absorb in oral biofilms which contributes to their substantive action.
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Authors
Martinus J. Verkaik, Henk J. Busscher, Debbie Jager, Anje M. Slomp, Frank Abbas, Henny C. van der Mei,