Evaluation of dental flossing on a group of second grade students undertaking supervised tooth brushing

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-118

  Halla Júnior, Ronald ^a   Oppermann, Rui Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brushing; Dental floss; Gingivitis; Oral hygiene

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL DEVICE; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIODONTICS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; FEMALE; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORAL HYGIENE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIODONTAL INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 13744255763     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a9212     Document Type: Article

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