Effectiveness of a three-headed toothbrush in pre-school children

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 103-109

  Azrak, Birgül ^a   Barfaraz, Bijan ^a   Krieter, Gerhard ^a   Willershausen, Brita ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Oral hygiene; Pre school children; Toothbrush

Indexed keywords

AMINE; COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ELMEX; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCISOR; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH PLAQUE;

AMINES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLORING AGENTS; CUSPID; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTIFRICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCISOR; MALE; MOLAR; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 13744254412     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a9211     Document Type: Article

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