Clinical Evaluation of the Effect of a Remineralizing Toothpaste on Dentinal Sensitivity

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 50-54

  Kaufman, H W ^a   Wolff, M S ^a   Winston, A E ^b   Triol, C W ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Enamelon Inc   (United States)

^c Triol Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; ENAMELON; FLUORIDE; FLUOROPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE; TOOTHPASTE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTIFRICES; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PHOSPHATES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0033250329     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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