Evaluation of Tapered-End Toothbrush Bristles Regarding Efficacy of Access to Occlusal Fissures

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 225-227

  Hotta, Masato ^a   Sekine, Ichiro ^a   Imade, Shoichi ^b   Sano, Akira ^b  

^a ASAHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Jack's Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; ENAMEL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COLORING AGENTS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL FISSURES; DENTAL PLAQUE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STATISTICS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0036984923     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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