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The effect of miswak and fluoride toothpastes on dental plaque : A comparative clinical and microbiological study /

Wafa Khalifa Mohamed Talha

The effect of miswak and fluoride toothpastes on dental plaque : A comparative clinical and microbiological study / تأثير معجون الأسنان بالمسواك و بالفلورايد على اللطخة الجرثومية : دراسة سريرية مقارنة Wafa Khalifa Mohamed Talha ; Supervised Ola Mostafa Omar , Manal Elsaid , Somaiya Eissa - Cairo : Wafa Khalifa Mohamed Talha , 2012 - 84 Leaves : charts , facsimiles ; 30cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine - Department of Pedodontics

The aim of this randomized, clinical trial was to compare the effect of miswak and fluoride toothpastes on the count of S. mutans and lactobacilli in dental plaque and also the effect of both toothpastes on plaque and saliva pH. Children were randomly allocated into either the fluoride group (n=20) or the miswak group (n=20). The antimicrobial effect of both miswak and fluoridated toothpaste used in this study was determined using bacterial count



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