Effects of an antimicrobial additive to toothbrushes on residual periodontal pathogens

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 66-70

  Goldschmidt, Millicent C ^a   Warren, Donna P ^a   Keene, Harris J ^a   Tate, William H ^a   Gowda, Chaitra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DRUG ADDITIVE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BROMINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GRAM-NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC STRAIGHT, CURVED, AND HELICAL RODS; HUMANS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PHENOLS; PILOT PROJECTS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; TIME FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 12344285740     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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