Influence of compressive and deflective force on powered toothbrush filaments

Quintessence International

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 263-270

  Carter, Kevin ^a   Landini, Gabriel ^a   Damien Walmsley, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compressive deformation; Peak deflective force; Powered toothbrush

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELECTRICITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; TOOTH BRUSHING; WEIGHT BEARING;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELECTRICITY; MATERIALS TESTING; TOOTHBRUSHING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34648843644     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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