Cleaning efficacy and soft tissue trauma after use of manual toothbrushes with different bristle stiffness

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 267-271

  Zimmer, Stefan ^a   Öztürk, Metin ^b   Barthel, Claudia R ^a   Bizhang, Mozhgan ^a   Jordan, Rainer A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b Private practice   (Germany)

^c Herdecke University   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Dental plaque; Gingivitis; Oral hygiene; Soft tissue injuries; Toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GINGIVA; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PLIABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GINGIVA; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLIABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTHBRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951834206     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2010.100328     Document Type: Article

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