Comparison of the clinical effects and gingival abrasion aspects of manual and electric toothbrushes

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 65-72

  Mantokoudis, Dimosthenis ^a   Joss, Andreas ^a   Christensen, Morten M ^a   Meng, Huan Xin ^a   Suvan, Jean E ^a   Lang, Niklaus P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clinical effects; Electric toothbrushing; Gingiva abrasion; Manual toothbrushing; Oral hygiene; Plaque control; Preventive dentistry; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GINGIVA; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PERIODONTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; FEMALE; GINGIVA; GINGIVAL DISEASES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PHOTOGRAPHY, DENTAL; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0035218840     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051x.2001.280110.x     Document Type: Review

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