Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Worthington, Helen V ^a   Clarkson, Jan E ^a,b   Bryan, Gemma ^a   Beirne, Paul V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTAL SCALING; GENERAL PRACTICE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVITIS; HALITOSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ORAL HYGIENE INSTRUCTION; PARAMETERS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIODONTITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBING DEPTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH CALCULUS; TOOTH PLAQUE; META ANALYSIS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; TIME;

ADULT; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL POLISHING; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; DENTAL SCALING; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84900931586     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004625.pub4     Document Type: Review

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