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Review ArticleReview of the Literature

Adjunctive Use of the Diode Laser in Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy: Exploring the Controversy

Mary Sornborger Porteous and Dorothy J Rowe
American Dental Hygienists' Association April 2014, 88 (2) 78-86;
Mary Sornborger Porteous
RDH, BS, MS
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