Anticariogenic effect of fluoride-releasing elastomers in orthodontic patients Efeito anti-cariogênico de elastômeros liberadores de fluoreto em pacientes ortodônticos

• Main Authors: Karina Katsue Miura (Author), Izabel Yoko Ito (Author), Carla Enoki (Author), Ana Maria Elias (Author), Mírian Aiko Nakane Matsumoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This in vivo experimental study evaluated the efficacy of fluoride-releasing elastomers in the control of Streptococcus mutans levels in the oral cavity. Forty orthodontic patients were recruited and divided into two groups of 20. Fluoride-releasing elastomeric ligature ties (Fluor-I-Ties, Ortho Arc...