A prospective clinical study to evaluate the effect of manual and power toothbrushes on pre-existing gingival recessions

Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1-12

  Dörfer, Christof E ^a,b   Joerss, Daniela ^c   Wolff, Diana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gingival recession; Hawthorne effect; Oscillating rotating power toothbrush

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349617484     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15263711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5005/jcdp-10-4-1     Document Type: Article

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