Harvard School of Dental Medicine | January 1, 2006

Light Blitzes Plaque

Fast forward a decade and imagine what a drugstore shelf might hold. A pill containing an entire day’s nutrients? A gadget that confers...

by Elizabeth Gudrais

From The January-February 2006 Issue

Published in the January-February 2006 print issue in the Right Now section.

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