Toothbrush filaments end-rounding: Stereomicroscope analysis

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 360-364

  Checchi, L ^a,c   Minguzzi, S ^a   Franchi, M ^a   Forteleoni, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c School of Dentistry   (Italy)

Author keywords

End rounded bristles; Gingival damage; Stereomicroscope; Tooth abrasion

Indexed keywords

NYLON;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROSCOPY; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

DENTAL PLAQUE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; NYLONS; QUALITY CONTROL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0035317064     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051x.2001.028004360.x     Document Type: Article

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