Penetration of fluids into peridontal pockets using a powered toothebrush/irrigator device

Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 030-039

  Brackett, Martha Goel ^a   Drisko, Connie L ^a   Thompson, Ana L ^a   Waller, Jennifer L ^a   Marshall, Donna L ^a   Schuster, George S ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

And plaque removal; Oral rinsing; Periodontal irrigation; Powered toothbrush

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROPIPETTE; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; TOOTHBRUSH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL DEVICE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERIODONTITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TOOTH BRUSHING;

CREST REGULAR DENTIFRICE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; FLUORIDE SODIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTIFRICES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; IRRIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL POCKET; SILICON DIOXIDE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SODIUM FLUORIDE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 33746501525     PISSN: 15263711     EISSN: 15263711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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