Transient bacteremia induced by toothbrushing: A comparison of the Sonicare toothbrush with a conventional toothbrush

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 295-299

  Bhanji, Shamsi ^c   Williams, Bryan ^a   Sheller, Barbara ^a   Elwood, Thomas ^c   Mancl, Lloyd ^b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Electric toothbrush; Toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

BACTEREMIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; ELECTRICITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0036652715     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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