A comparison of the efficacy and safety of an electric and a manual children's toothbrush

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 469-474

  Grossman, Eli ^a   Proskin, Howard ^b  

^a Howard M Proskin and Assoc Inc ^*  (United States)

^b Howard M Proskin & Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL CARE; ELECTRICITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; ELECTRICITY; HUMANS; TOOTHBRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031112324     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1997.0232     Document Type: Article

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