In vitro cleaning efficacy and resistance to insertion test of interdental brushes

Clinical Oral Investigations

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 297-304

  Wolff, Diana ^a   Joerss, Daniela ^a   Rau, Paul ^a   Dorfer C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cleaning efficacy; Cylindrical interdental brush; Mechanical plaque control; Resistance to insertion; Triangular interdental brush

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL DEVICE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRESSURE; TOOTH BRUSHING;

DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PRESSURE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 33751512433     PISSN: 14326981     EISSN: 14363771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-006-0068-x     Document Type: Article

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