Targeted supervised toothbrushing reduces caries increment
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Effectiveness of the bucco-lingual technique within a school-based supervised toothbrushing program on preventing caries: a randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND Supervised toothbrushing programs using fluoride dentifrice have reduced caries increment. However there is no information about the effectiveness of the professional cross-brushing technique within a community intervention. The aim was to assess if the bucco-lingual technique can increase the effectiveness of a school-based supervised toothbrushing program on preventing caries. ME...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Dentistry
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1462-0049,1476-5446
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6400193