Comparative Clinical Study in Plaque Removal Efficacy of a New Sonic Toothbrush (Float-Brush) with Floating Bristle Action

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 42-44

  Ojima, Miki ^a   Shizukuishi, Satoshi ^a   Matsuo, Tadayuki ^b   Kanesaki, Nobuo ^b   Hanioka, Takashi ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SONICATION; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0037902057     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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