Efficacy of Occlusal Plaque Removal in Erupting Molars: A Comparison of an Electric Toothbrush and the Cross-Toothbrushing Technique

Caries Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-94

  Nourallah, A W ^a   Splieth, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brushing; Dental plaque; Eruption of molars; Occlusal surface; Plaque removal

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH HYGIENE; PARENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTH OCCLUSION; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 1242351660     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075931     Document Type: Article

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