| Title |
Flossing for the management of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, December 2011
|
| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd008829.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Dario Sambunjak, Jason W Nickerson, Tina Poklepovic, Trevor M Johnson, Pauline Imai, Peter Tugwell, Helen V Worthington |
| Abstract |
Good oral hygiene is thought to be important for oral health. This review is to determine the effectiveness of flossing in addition to toothbrushing for preventing gum disease and dental caries in adults. |
Twitter Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 22 | 13% |
| United States | 18 | 11% |
| Japan | 16 | 10% |
| Spain | 10 | 6% |
| Canada | 6 | 4% |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2% |
| Chile | 3 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | 1% |
| Curaçao | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 10 | 6% |
| Unknown | 72 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 125 | 76% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 23 | 14% |
| Scientists | 12 | 7% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 1% |
| Unknown | 2 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 242 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 236 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 49 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 40 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 24 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 6% |
| Other | 35 | 14% |
| Unknown | 54 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 128 | 53% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 4% |
| Psychology | 8 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 18 | 7% |
| Unknown | 60 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
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#38,693
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#74
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#125
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Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#2
of 214 outputs
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