Comparison of Different Approaches of Interdental Oral Hygiene: Interdental Brushes Versus Dental Floss

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 759-764

  Christou, Vassiliki ^a   Timmerman, Mark F ^a   Van Der Velden, Ubele ^a   Van Der Weijden, Fridus A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dental; Dental plaque prevention and control; Gingivitis prevention and control; Periodontitis prevention and control; Periodontitis therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL DEVICE; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTAL PLAQUE; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; ORAL HYGIENE INDEX; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTITIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0032112446     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.1998.69.7.759     Document Type: Review

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