The oral-B crossaction manual toothbrush: A 5-year literature review

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Cugini, MaryAnn ^a   Warren, Paul R ^a  

^a Gillette Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental plaque therapy; Oral hygiene standards; Toothbrushing instrumentation

Indexed keywords

DENTAL DEVICE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; REVIEW; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTAL PLAQUE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 33646549618     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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