The Effects of a Single Course of a Calculus-Softening Scaling and Root Planing Gel. A Scanning Electron Microscopic Study

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 806-811

  Nagy, Richard J ^a   Endow, John P ^a   Inouye, Allen E ^a   Otomo Corgel, Joan ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparison study; Dental calculus therapy; Double blind method; Drug evaluation; Planing instrumentation; Scaling instrumentation

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CHELATING AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EDETIC ACID; SOFSCALE SCALING GEL; TOOTHPASTE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRODUCTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOTH CALCULUS; TOOTH ROOT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CELLULOSE; CHELATING AGENTS; DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTAL SCALING; DENTIFRICES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EDETIC ACID; EFFICIENCY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); ROOT PLANING; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 0032110723     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.1998.69.7.806     Document Type: Article

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