Patient Preference for Ultrasonic or Hand Instruments in Periodontal Maintenance

International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 567-573

  Croft, Lloyd K ^a,f   Nunn, Martha E ^b   Crawford, Lana C ^c   Holbrook, Thomas E ^d   McGuire, Michael K ^e   Kerger, Mary M ^d   Zacek, Gloria A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Private Practice   (United States)

^d Private Practice   (United States)

^e Private Practice   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL SCALING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 0345490659     PISSN: 01987569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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