Effect of chlorhexidine varnish application on Streptococcus mutans colonisation in adolescents with fixed orthodontic appliances
Articles > Article · 2013
Authors: Rengin ATTİN, ENVER YETKİNER, Arzu AYKUT YETKİNER, Michael Knoesel, Thomas Attint
AUSTRALIAN ORTHODONTIC JOURNAL, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2013, vol 29, pp 52-57
Summary
Objective: The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the re-colonisation pattern of Streptococcus mutans (MS) in high-level MS-colonised patients with fixed orthodontic appliances following 40% chlorhexidine varnish application prior to bracket placement.