Clinical trial of a novel interdental brush cleaning system

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 47-52

  Jared, Heather ^a   Zhong, Yan ^a   Rowe, Monika ^a   Ebisutani, Kadushi ^b   Tanaka, Toshiyuki ^b   Takase, Naoko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Sunstar Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETYLPYRIDINIUM SALT; PLACEBO; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL DEVICE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEL; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PERIODONTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BIOFILMS; CETYLPYRIDINIUM; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GELS; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MALE; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PLACEBOS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 23144453545     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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