Quantitative Evaluation of Dental Biofilm Accumulation in Elastomeric Ligatures in Relation to the Amount of Time Within the Oral Cavity

• Main Authors: Hélida Neiva CAMPOS (Author), Cátia Cardoso Abdo QUINTÃO (Author), Roberto Sotto-Maior Fortes OLIVEIRA (Author), Robert Willer Farinazzo VITRAL (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of Support to Oral Health Research (APESB), 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the amount of dental biofilm accumulation in the elastomeric ligatures of orthodontic patients, and compare the volume of biofilm on these ligatures after one, two, three and four weeks of use. Method: Twenty patients with permanent dentition were sel...