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Effects of a Stannous Fluoride-Impregnated Dental Floss on in vivo Salivary Fluoride Levels

Casey C Flatt, Donna Warren-Morris, Steward D Turner and Jarvis T Chan
American Dental Hygienists' Association April 2008, 82 (2) 19;
Casey C Flatt
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