A clinical study to compare the efficacy of 2 electric toothbrushes in plaque removal

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 987-994

  Dörfer, Christof E ^a,b   Berbig, Bernadette ^a   Von Bethlenfalvy, Eric R ^a   Staehle, Hans Jörg ^a   Pioch, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mechanical plaque control; Powered toothbrush

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

ADULT; AGED; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTAL POCKET; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROTATION; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOOTHBRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

EID: 0035512813     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051x.2001.281101.x     Document Type: Review

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