Profiling of subgingival plaque biofilm microbiota in adolescents after completion of orthodontic therapy.

BACKGROUND:Fixed orthodontic treatment is the most common method for malocclusion but has the potential risk of periodontal complication with unclear outcomes of whether microbiologic and clinical changes could be reversible in adolescents after orthodontic therapy. METHODS:Twenty adolescents with o...

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Main Authors: Shuang Pan, Yi Liu, Li Zhang, Shuxiang Li, Yujie Zhang, Jianwei Liu, Chunling Wang, Shuiqing Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5291508?pdf=render