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A Review of the Problems and Results of Studies on Manual and Power Toothbrushes
Author(s) -
Ash Major M.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
the journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 1049-8885
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1964.35.3.202
Subject(s) - citation , library science , power (physics) , dentistry , psychology , medicine , computer science , physics , quantum mechanics
A L T H O U G H power toothbrushes are A not particularly recent in origin, ad^ v a n c e d designs, intensive promotion, and widespread use of many types and manufacture have stimulated considerable interest and research into their safety and effectiveness. There are over 75 electric toothbrushes being marketed today; however, at the present time published reports of their safety and/or effectiveness have been limited (with few except ions 1 1 , 4 6 ) to only two electric toothbrushes.