A Clinical Study of Bacterial Contamination of Chlorhexidine-coated Filaments of an Interdental Brush

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 105-109

  Suido, Hirohisa ^a   Offenbacher, Steven ^b   Arnold, Roland R ^b  

^a Sunstar Inc   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; AGED; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PLAQUE; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0032243924     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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