A Clinical Investigation into the Effect of Toothbrush Wear on Efficacy

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 119-124

  Warren, Paul R ^a   Jacobs, Diane ^a   Low, Mari Anne ^a   Chater, Bernard V ^a   King, Dennis W ^a  

^a Gillette Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLORING AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; PERIODONTAL INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0036366625     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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