Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 194-199 , September 2008

Effect of Fluoride Varnish on Demineralization Around Orthodontic Brackets

  • Robert N. Staley

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Robert N. Staley, DDS, MA, MS, Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242. Phone: 319-335-7302

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 Research supported by the Department of Orthodontics.

PII: S1073-8746(08)00021-2

doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2008.03.004

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 194-199 , September 2008

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