Use of the Vector™ scaling unit in supportive periodontal therapy: A subjective patient evaluation

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1089-1093

  Hoffman, A ^a,b   Marshall, R I ^a,b   Bartold, P M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Patient comfort; Supportive periodontal therapy; Ultrasonic scaler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL SCALING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 25844499176     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2005.00794.x     Document Type: Article

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