Sonic and mechanical toothbrushes: An in vitro study showing altered microbial surface structures but lack of effect on viability

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 988-993

  MacNeill, Simon ^a   Walters, Douglas M ^a   Dey, Anjana ^a   Glaros, Alan G ^a   Cobb, Charles M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinomyces viscosus; Dental plaque; Fimbriae; Mechanical toothbrush; Microbial viability; Sonic toothbrush

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCES VISCOSUS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIMBRIA; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTINOMYCES VISCOSUS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CELL MEMBRANE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PLAQUE; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SONICATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0032247982     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.1998.tb02403.x     Document Type: Article

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