Efficacy of a sonic toothbrush for plaque removal by caregivers in a special needs population

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 202-206

  Day, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAREGIVERS; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; SONICATION; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0032150872     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1998.tb01740.x     Document Type: Article

References (2)

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2. Tesini D. Age, degree of mental retardation, institutionalization, and socioeconomic status as determinants in the oral hygiene status of mentally retarded individuals. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 8:355-9, 1980.