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. 2020 May;228(9):656-657.
doi: 10.1038/s41415-020-1589-4.

Povidone iodine

S J Challacombe  1 , J Kirk-Bayley  2 , V S Sunkaraneni  2 , J Combes  3
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Povidone iodine

S J Challacombe et al. Br Dent J. 2020 May.
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  • Povidone iodine gargle and mouthwash.
    Hassandarvish P, Tiong V, Sazaly AB, Mohamed NA, Arumugam H, Ananthanarayanan A, Qasuri M, Hadjiat Y. Hassandarvish P, et al. Br Dent J. 2020 Jun;228(12):900. doi: 10.1038/s41415-020-1794-1. Br Dent J. 2020. PMID: 32591671 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Molecular iodine.
    Riad A, Yilmaz G, Boccuzzi M. Riad A, et al. Br Dent J. 2020 Sep;229(5):265-266. doi: 10.1038/s41415-020-2127-0. Br Dent J. 2020. PMID: 32917988 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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