High and low brushing force in relation to efficacy and gingival abrasion

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 620-624

  Van Der Weijden, G A ^a   Timmerman, M F ^a   Versteeg, P A ^a   Piscaer, M ^a   Van Der Velden, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gingival abrasion; Oral hygiene; Powered toothbrushes; Toothbrushing force

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FORCE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCIDENCE; INCISOR; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOUTH HYGIENE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT; TIME; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GINGIVA; HUMANS; MALE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTHBRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4143103395     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051x.2004.00529.x     Document Type: Article

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