Comparison of functional characteristics of intradental A- and C- nerve fibres in dental pain

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-209

  Ngassapa, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

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Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INNERVATION; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE FIBER; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STIMULATION; TOOTH;

HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; TOOTH;

EID: 0030103018     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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