Efficacy of inter-dental mechanical plaque control in managing gingivitis - A meta-review

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 42, Issue S16, 2015, Pages S92-S105

  Sälzer, Sonja ^a   Slot, Dagmar E ^b   Van Der Weijden, Fridus A ^b   Dörfer, Christof E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

dental plaque; floss; gingivitis; inter dental brushes; Inter dental cleaning; meta review; systematic review

Indexed keywords

DENTAL DEVICE; DENTAL PLAQUE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; PERIODONTICS; PROCEDURES; SELF CARE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; PERIODONTAL INDEX; SELF CARE; TOOTHBRUSHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84961288031     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.12363     Document Type: Review

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