Clinical and Laboratory Evaluation of Powered Electric Toothbrushes: Relative Degree of Bristle End-Rounding

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 86-90

  McLey, L ^a   Boyd, R L ^b   Sarker, S ^c  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^c Advanced Clinical Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NYLON; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; TOOTH BRUSHING;

DENTIFRICES; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; NYLONS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0030626055     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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