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Acta Odontologica Scandinavica Volume 47, 1989 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Chewing sticks, toothpaste, and plaque removal

Bo Danielsen Department of Oral Anatomy, Dental Pathology, and Operative Dentistry, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Periodontology and Oral Gerontology, Royal Dental College Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Medical Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
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Vibeke Baelum Department of Oral Anatomy, Dental Pathology, and Operative Dentistry, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Periodontology and Oral Gerontology, Royal Dental College Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Medical Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
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Firoze Manji Department of Oral Anatomy, Dental Pathology, and Operative Dentistry, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Periodontology and Oral Gerontology, Royal Dental College Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Medical Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
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Ole Fejerskov Department of Oral Anatomy, Dental Pathology, and Operative Dentistry, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Periodontology and Oral Gerontology, Royal Dental College Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Medical Research Centre, Nairobi, KenyaView further author information
Pages 121-125 | Received 21 Jan 1988, Published online: 05 Aug 2009

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