A clinical trial testing the efficacy of an ionic toothbrush for reducing plaque and gingivitis

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 123-125

  Moreira, Carlos Heitor Cunha ^a   Luz, Patrícia Blaya ^a   Villarinho, Eduardo Aydos ^a   Petri, Luciano Costa ^a   Weidlich, Patrícia ^a   Rösing, Cassiano Kuchenbecker ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL DEVICE; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PERIODONTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; IONS; MALE; PERIODONTAL INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 38349182192     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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