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Pathogenic oral microbiota abundance is associated with reduced bite force in patients with periodontitis.

Journal of dental sciences · Wen CC, Linn TY, Renn TY, Nam HY, Hsu CC, Lin YJ, Wu YF, Chang WJ · 2026-07-01

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