Safety of oscillating-rotating powered brushes compared to manual toothbrushes: A systematic review

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-24

  Van Der Weijden, Fridus A ^a   Campbell, Shelly L ^b   Dörfer, Christof E ^c   González Cabezas, Carlos ^d   Slot, Dagmar E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Teneriffe Research Associates   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental hygiene; Evidence based dentistry; Gingival recession; Meta analysis; Oral hygiene; Toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE SAFETY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GINGIVA; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; REVIEW; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH DISEASE;

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; GINGIVA; GINGIVAL RECESSION; HUMANS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOOTH ABRASION; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 79251622747     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2010.100393     Document Type: Review

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