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Efficacy of Miswak toothpaste and mouthwash on cariogenic bacteria

Samim A. Al-Dabbagh, Huda J. Qasim and Nadia A. Al-Derzi
Saudi Medical Journal September 2016, 37 (9) 1009-1014; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.9.15855
Samim A. Al-Dabbagh
From the Departments of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Dabbagh), Microbiology (Al-Derzi), College of Medicine, University of Duhok, and the Department of Dentistry (Qasim), Duhok General Health Directorate, Kurdistan region, Iraq
D.Phil, FFPH
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Huda J. Qasim
From the Departments of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Dabbagh), Microbiology (Al-Derzi), College of Medicine, University of Duhok, and the Department of Dentistry (Qasim), Duhok General Health Directorate, Kurdistan region, Iraq
BDS, MSc
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Nadia A. Al-Derzi
From the Departments of Family and Community Medicine (Al-Dabbagh), Microbiology (Al-Derzi), College of Medicine, University of Duhok, and the Department of Dentistry (Qasim), Duhok General Health Directorate, Kurdistan region, Iraq
MBChB, MSC
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