Assessment of treatment responses to dental flossing in twins

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1386-1391

  Biesbrock, Aaron ^a   Corby, Patricia M A ^b   Bartizek, Robert ^a   Corby, Andrea L ^c   Coelho, Mania ^d   Costa, Simone ^d   Bretz, Walter A G ^e   Bretz, Walter A ^b  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Twins Institute for Genetics Research   (Brazil)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF MONTES CLAROS   (Brazil)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Gingivitis; Halitosis; Twins

Indexed keywords

SULFUR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTAL FLOSS; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HALITOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARALLEL DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PAPILLA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TWINS; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; DENTAL DEVICE; GINGIVITIS; PERIODONTICS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HALITOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; PERIODONTAL INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 33748534147     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2006.050399     Document Type: Article

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