Does tooth brushing influence the development and progression of non-inflammatory gingival recession? A systematic review: Review Article

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1046-1061

  Rajapakse, P Sunethra ^a   McCracken, Giles I ^b   Gwynnett, Erika ^b   Steen, Nick D ^b   Guentsch, Arndt ^c   Heasman, Peter A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gingival recession; Tooth brushing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRICITY; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

DENTAL PLAQUE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTRICITY; GINGIVAL RECESSION; HUMANS; ORAL HYGIENE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 36248967631     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2007.01149.x     Document Type: Article

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