Computer-based intraoral image analysis of the clinical plaque removing capacity of 3 manual toothbrushes

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 746-752

  Staudt, Christine B ^a   Kinzel, Sonja ^a   Haßfeld, Stefan ^a   Stein, Wolfram ^a   Staehle, Hans Jörg ^a   Dörfer, Christof E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computerized image analysis; Manual toothbrush; Mechanical plaque control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0035433393     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051X.2001.280805.x     Document Type: Article

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