Journal of Dentistry
Volume 36, Issue 8 , Pages 600-605 , August 2008

A quantitative approach to the effectiveness of ozone against microbiota organisms colonizing toothbrushes

  • Eugenia Bezirtzoglou

      Affiliations

    • Democritus University of Thrace, Faculty of Agricultural Development, Department of Food Science and Technology, Laboratory of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Hygiene, GR68200, Orestiada, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +30 2552041149.
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  • Silvia-Mariana Cretoiu

      Affiliations

    • National Institute for Research and Development in Microbiology and Immunology “Cantacuzino” – Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, 050096, Bucharest, Romania
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  • Mirela Moldoveanu

      Affiliations

    • Biology Institute of Romanian Academy, 060031, Bucharest, Romania
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  • Athanasios Alexopoulos

      Affiliations

    • Democritus University of Thrace, Faculty of Agricultural Development, Department of Food Science and Technology, Laboratory of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Hygiene, GR68200, Orestiada, Greece
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  • Veronica Lazar

      Affiliations

    • University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, 76201, Bucharest, Romania
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  • Mela Nakou

      Affiliations

    • University of Athens, Dental School, Oral Microbiological Laboratory, Department of Periodontology, GR11527, Athens, Greece

Received 20 February 2008 ,Revised 14 April 2008 ,Accepted 14 April 2008.

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PII: S0300-5712(08)00132-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2008.04.007

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 36, Issue 8 , Pages 600-605 , August 2008

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