Plaque removal efficacy of a prototype power toothbrush compared to a control manual toothbrush

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 116-120

  Biesbrock, Aaron R ^a   Bartizek, Robert D ^a  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEVICE; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 21644450768     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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