An Investigation of the Efficacy and Safety of a New Electric Interdental Plaque Remover for the Reduction of Interproximal Plaque and Gingivitis

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 74-77

  Cronin, M ^a   Dembling, W ^a  

^a New Institutional Service Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL DEVICE; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; PERIODONTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0030321308     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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