A 4-week clinical comparison of a novel multi-directional power brush to a manual toothbrush in the reduction of gingivitis and plaque

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue SPEC. ISSUE A, 2012, Pages

  Sharma, Naresh C ^b   Klukowska, Malgorzata ^a   Mielczarek, Agnieszka ^b   Grender, Julie M ^b   Qaqish, Jimmy ^b  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

DENTAL PLAQUE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 84866973098     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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