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Catalogue of Tooth Brush Head Designs

Marsha A. Voelker, Stephen C. Bayne, Ying Liu and Mary P. Walker
American Dental Hygienists' Association June 2013, 87 (3) 118-133;
Marsha A. Voelker
CDA, RDH, MS
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Stephen C. Bayne
MS, PhD, FADM
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Ying Liu
PhD
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Mary P. Walker
DDS, PhD
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