The development and validation of an occlusal site-specific plaque index to evaluate the effects of cleaning by tooth brushes and chewing gum

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 177-182

  Levinkind, M ^c   Owens, J ^a   Morea, C ^b   Addy, M ^a   Lang, N P ^b   Adair, R ^c   Barton, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chewing gum; Clinical trial; Oral hygiene; Plaque; Plaque index; Toothbrush

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH HYGIENE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; BICUSPID; CHEWING GUM; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORAL HYGIENE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0033087153     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051X.1999.260308.x     Document Type: Review

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