A controlled trial to compare the ability of foam swabs and toothbrushes to remove dental plaque

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 480-489

  Pearson, Linda Susan ^a,c   Hutton, Jane Luise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Dental plaque removal; Effective nursing practice; Mouthcare tools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; HUMANS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0036727759     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02313.x     Document Type: Article

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