Plaque removal with the uninstructed use of electric toothbrushes: Comparison with a manual brush and toothpaste slurry

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 325-330

  Renton Harper, P ^a   Addy, M ^a   Newcombe, R G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Electric toothbrush; Plaque; Toothbrush; Toothpaste

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; TOOTHPASTE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL DEVICE; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TIME; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COLORING AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORAL HYGIENE; PATIENT EDUCATION; ROTATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTE;

EID: 0035321437     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051x.2001.028004325.x     Document Type: Review

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