TY - BOOK AU - Wafa Khalifa Mohamed Talha AU - Manal Elsaid , AU - Ola Mostafa Omar , AU - Somaiya Eissa , TI - The effect of miswak and fluoride toothpastes on dental plaque : : A comparative clinical and microbiological study / PY - 2012/// CY - Cairo : PB - Wafa Khalifa Mohamed Talha , KW - Fluoride KW - Miswak KW - Toothpaste N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine - Department of Pedodontics; Issued also as CD N2 - 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 UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -