Brushing skills and plaque reduction using single- and triple-headed toothbrushes

Quintessence International

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 525-531

  Levin, Liran ^a,b   Marom, Yael ^b   Ashkenazi, Malka ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Rambam Health Care Campus ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

Gingivitis; Manual toothbrush; Oral hygiene; Periodontitis; Plaque; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; ORAL HYGIENE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; TOOTHBRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865254277     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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