Journal of Dental Sciences
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 195-199 , December 2011

Effects of orthodontic treatment with a fixed appliance on the caries experience of patients with high and low risk of caries

  • Muhammet Karadas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
    • ,
  • Kenan Cantekin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
    • ,
  • Mevlut Celikoglu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon 61080, Turkey.

Received 18 July 2011 ,Accepted 30 September 2011.

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PII: S1991-7902(11)00076-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2011.09.002

Journal of Dental Sciences
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 195-199 , December 2011

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