Impacts of toothbrushing frequency on periodontal findings in a group of elderly lithuanians

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-136

  Vysniauskaite, Sonata ^a   Vehkalahti, Miira M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Calculus; Deepened periodontal pockets; Dental plaque; Elderly subjects; Toothbrushing frequency

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDENTULOUSNESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITHUANIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH CALCULUS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; LITHUANIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTAL POCKET; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 70349765308     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a15519     Document Type: Article

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