The Efficacy of Potassium Salts as Agents for Treating Dentin Hypersensitivity

Journal of Orofacial Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-19

  Orchardson, Robert ^a,c   Gillam, David G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dentin hypersensitivity; Desensitization; Intradental nerves; Potassium; Toothpastes

Indexed keywords

CITRATE POTASSIUM; NITRATE; OXALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM NITRATE; TOOTHPASTE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; GEL; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GELS; HUMANS; MOUTHWASHES; NITRATES; OXALATES; PLACEBO EFFECT; PLACEBOS; POTASSIUM CITRATE; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TOOTHPASTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034569405     PISSN: 10646655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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