A randomized, clinical evaluation of the safety and efficacy of a novel oral irrigator

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 55-58

  Frascella, John A ^c   Fernández, Patricia ^c   Gilbert, Richard D ^b   Cugini, MaryAnn ^a  

^a Braun GmbH   (Germany)

^b TKL RESEARCH INC   (United States)

^c Braun GmbH ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL DEVICE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LAVAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL INDEX; SAFETY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS; TOOTHBRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034173328     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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