Relationship between the plaque removal efficacy of a manual toothbrush and brushing force

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 413-416

  Van Der Weijden, G A ^a   Timmerman, M F ^a   Danser, M M ^a   Van Der Velden, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Manual toothbrush; Plaque; Toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TOOTH; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; TRANSDUCER;

DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTIFRICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOOTH; TOOTHBRUSHING; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0032062228     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1998.tb02464.x     Document Type: Article

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