Blasting Dental Plaque With Microbubbles (IMAGE)

Tohoku University

Blasting Dental Plaque With Microbubbles

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The researchers used a certain type of nozzle to create the cavitation bubbles which removed the plaque when they collapsed.

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Hitoshi Soyama

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