Acceptability of powered toothbrushes for elderly individuals

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-117

  Verma, Suchita ^a   Bhat, K Mahalinga ^b  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dental plaque; Geriatrics; Gingivitis; Oral health; Preventive dentistry; Toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GINGIVA DISEASE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SCORING SYSTEM; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; INSTRUMENTATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERIODONTICS; POWER SUPPLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 3042677675     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2004.tb02738.x     Document Type: Article

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