Plaque removal with an experimental chewable toothbrush and a control manual toothbrush in a care-dependent elderly population: A pilot study

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 83-86

  Myoken, Yoshiko ^a   Yamane, Yumi ^a   Myoken, Yoshinari ^b   Nishida, Takako ^b  

^a Myoken Dental Clinic   (Japan)

^b ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVORS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL CARE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PILOT PROJECTS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 27344434248     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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