A randomised controlled trial to explore attitudes to routine scale and polish and compare manual versus ultrasonic scaling in the general dental service in Scotland [ISRCTN99609795]

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To investigate, within general dental practice, patients' and vocational dental practitioners' (VDP) attitudes towards the benefits and costs of a simple scale and polish and to compare the experience of using manual versus...

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Main Authors: Smith Patricia A, Young Linda, Bonner Brian C, McCombes Wendy, Clarkson Jan E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-06-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6831/5/3