Professional flossing is effective in reducing interproximal caries risk in children who have low fluoride exposures
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Dental flossing and interproximal caries: a systematic review.
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Dentistry
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1462-0049,1476-5446
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6400425