Clinical and Laboratory Evaluation of Powered Electric Toothbrushes: Comparative Efficacy of Two Powered Brushing Instruments in Furcations and Interproximal Areas

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 91-94

  Bader, H ^a   Williams, R ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; TOOTH ROOT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; FURCATION DEFECTS; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0030625682     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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