Laboratory Evaluation of Two Bi-Level Toothbrush Products for Subgingival Access and Gingival Margin Cleaning

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-23

  Yankell, Samuel L ^a   Shi, Xiuren ^a   Emling, Robert C ^b   Bucker, Roberto ^c   Loudin, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b International Dental Research Ltd   (United States)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; GINGIVA; INSTRUMENTATION; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

DENTAL PLAQUE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GINGIVA; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0034570432     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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