Interproximal plaque mass and fluoride retention after brushing and flossing - A comparative study of powered toothbrushing, manual toothbrushing and flossing

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-124

  Sjögren, Karin ^a   Lundberg, Ann Britt ^a   Birkhed, Dowen ^a   Dudgeon, Douglas J ^b   Johnson, Matthew R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electric toothbrush; Fluoride; Interproximal; Plaque mass; Retention; Sonic toothbrush

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; TOOTHPASTE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL DEVICE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTIFRICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; MALE; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTH; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 13744258943     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a9213     Document Type: Article

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