The use of the Modified Gingival Margin plaque Index (MGMPI) method to investigate the inhibitory effect of various toothpastes on dental plaque formation

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-3

  Moazzez, Rebecca ^a   Booth, Veronica ^a   Barnes, Virginia Monsul ^b   Richter, Rose ^b   Xu, Tao ^b,c   Devizio, William ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Technology Center   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL OF STOMATOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLGATE TOTAL; CREST REGULAR DENTIFRICE; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; GLYCEROL; PHARMACEUTICAL VEHICLES AND ADDITIVES; SILICON DIOXIDE; TOOTHPASTE; TRICLOSAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MIXTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COMPLEX MIXTURES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTIFRICES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTIC AIDS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SODIUM FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE; TRICLOSAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954253051     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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