Plaque removal characteristics of electric toothbrushes using an in vitro plaque model

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1045-1049

  Carter, Kevin ^a   Landini, Gabriel ^a   Walmsley, A Damien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial plaque; Electric toothbrush; In vitro

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; GLASS; PHOSPHATE; SUCROSE;

ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOFILMS; BUFFERS; CULTURE MEDIA; DENTAL PLAQUE; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GLASS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHOSPHATES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUCROSE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOOTHBRUSHING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0035512301     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051x.2001.281109.x     Document Type: Article

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