Comparative effectiveness of chewing stick and toothbrush: A randomized clinical trial

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 333-337

  Malik, Aeeza S ^a   Shaukat, Malik S ^b   Qureshi, Ambrina A ^a   Abdur, Rasheed ^a  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b Multan Medical and Dental College (MMDC)   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Dental plaque; Miswak; Primary prevention; Tooth brushing

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CHEWING STICK; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL GENERAL DEVICE; FEMALE; GINGIVA INDEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MANUAL TOOTHBRUSH; MOUTH EXAMINATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMETERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH PLAQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904543908     PISSN: 22501541     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.136916     Document Type: Article

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