Clinical and Laboratory Evaluation of Powered Electric Toothbrushes: In Vivo Determination of Average Force for Use of Manual and Powered Toothbrushes

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 72-75

  Boyd, R L ^a   McLey, L ^b   Zahradnik, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c Advanced Clinical Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOOTHPASTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH DISCOLORATION; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DENTIFRICES; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TOOTH ABRASION; TOOTH DISCOLORATION; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0030626624     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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