Direct and indirect effects of interdental hygiene in a clinical trial

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1037-1042

  Tu, Y K ^a   Jackson, M ^a   Kellett, M ^a   Ulerehugh, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flossing; Interdental brushes; Randomized controlled trials; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL DEVICE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORAL HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTAL POCKET; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; TOOTHBRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149218589     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910808701106     Document Type: Article

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