Oscillating/rotating electric toothbrushes compared: Plaque removal and gingival abrasion

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 536-543

  Van Der Weijden, G A ^a   Timmerman, M F ^a   Piscaer, M ^a   Ijzerman, Y ^a   Van Der Velden, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brushing force; Electric toothbrushes; Gingival abrasion; Plaque

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; EPITHELIUM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; ELECTRICITY; EPITHELIUM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVA; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0035380091     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051x.2001.028006536.x     Document Type: Review

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