A 3-month comparative investigation of the safety and efficacy of a new toothbrush: Results from two independent clinical studies

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 13, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2000, Pages

  Sharma, Naresh C ^a   Qaqish, Jimmy G ^a   Galustians, H Jack ^a   King, Dennis W ^c   Low, Mari Anne L ^b   Jacobs, Diane M ^b   Weber, David A ^b  

^a BioSci Research Canada Ltd   (Canada)

^b Oral B Laboratories   (United States)

^c STATKING Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CREST REGULAR DENTIFRICE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ERYTHROSINE; FLUORESCENT DYE; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTIFRICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERYTHROSINE; FLUORESCENT DYES; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL INDEX; SAFETY; SILICON DIOXIDE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTH; TOOTHBRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034158126     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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