Effectiveness of a sonic toothbrush in maintenance of dental implants. A prospective study

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 821-828

  Wolff, Larry ^a   Kim, Alex ^b   Nunn, Martha ^c   Bakdash, Bashar ^a   Hinrichs, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Department of Public Health Sciences ^*  (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gingivitis; Periodontal disease; Plaque; Sonic toothbrush

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIODONTICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PLAQUE; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORAL HYGIENE INDEX; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SONICATION; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0032186270     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.1998.tb02376.x     Document Type: Article

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