Professional flossing as a diagnostic method for gingivitis in the primary dentition

• Main Authors: Adriela Azevedo Souza Mariath (Author), Ana Eliza Lemes Bressani (Author), Alex Nogueira Haas (Author), Fernando Borba de Araujo (Author), Cassiano Kuchenbecker Rösing (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to evaluate flossing as a diagnostic method for interproximal gingival bleeding in children. For this crossover study, 23 pre-schoolchildren presenting neither restorations nor approximal carious cavities and with at least 15% of gingival bleeding sites were selected. Exami...