Treatment outcomes of dental flossing in twins: Molecular analysis of the interproximal microflora

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1426-1433

  Corby, Patricia M A ^a   Biesbrock, Aaron ^b   Bartizek, Robert ^b   Corby, Andrea L ^c   Monteverde, Robin ^d   Ceschin, Rafael ^d   Bretz, Walter A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^c Twins Institute for Genetics Research   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Microbiology; Twins

Indexed keywords

TOOTHPASTE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BACTEROIDES; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL DEVICE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GINGIVA; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TONGUE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA; TWINS;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIA; BACTEROIDES; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTAL PLAQUE; FEMALE; GINGIVA; HUMANS; MALE; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TONGUE; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 49149131656     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2008.070585     Document Type: Article

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