The influence of toothbrushing frequency and post-brushing rinsing on caries experience in a caries clinical trial

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 406-411

  Chestnutt, Ivor G ^a   Schäfer, Fred ^b   Jacobson, Alyson P M ^c   Stephen, Kenneth W ^c  

^a NHS LANARKSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Clinical trial; Dental caries; Oral hygiene; Toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIFRICES; DMF INDEX; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTHWASHES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIODONTAL INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0032239580     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1998.tb01979.x     Document Type: Article

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