Cleaning efficacy of a manual toothbrush with tapered filaments

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-118

  Dörfer, Christof E ^a   von Bethlenfalvy, Eric R ^a   Kugel, Birgit ^a   Pioch, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Controlled clinical trial; Manual toothbrush; Mechanical plaque control; Plaque removal

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLORING AGENTS; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 13744258747     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a8432     Document Type: Article

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