Bacterial survival rate on tooth-and interdental brushes in relation to the use of toothpaste

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1106-1114

  Quirynen, Marc ^a,b,d   De Soete, Marc ^a,b   Pauwels, Martine ^b   Goossens, Kitty ^a,b   Teughels, Wim ^a,b   Van Eldere, Johan ^b,c   Van Steenberghe, Daniel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c REGA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacterial contamination; Bacterial survival; Bacterial translocation; Oral hygiene aids; Toothbrushes; Toothpaste

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; TOOTHPASTE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PERIODONTITIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH BRUSHING;

ADULT; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DETERGENTS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGE; PERIODONTITIS; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTE;

EID: 0035653956     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051X.2001.281204.x     Document Type: Article

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